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The good old bait and switch (WFH)

When I interviewed for my current job I was told that I would only need to visit the office every other month for team building events. This was fine by me. The office is a 1.5-2 hour drive away during rush hour. (One of the major reasons I left my last company was that they were suddenly forcing us to be in 4 days a week. I’m much happier and productive wfh) So I’ve been here for 4 months now and even received a promotion (becoming a people manager for a 7% raise LOL). I like my job and my colleagues but god I’m so busy. That’s fine though, I have learnt how to set boundaries and I do not work past 6pm. It’s also much easier to be productive at home. Two weeks ago we were told that we need to start coming into the office EVERY WEEK. I…


When I interviewed for my current job I was told that I would only need to visit the office every other month for team building events. This was fine by me. The office is a 1.5-2 hour drive away during rush hour.

(One of the major reasons I left my last company was that they were suddenly forcing us to be in 4 days a week. I’m much happier and productive wfh)

So I’ve been here for 4 months now and even received a promotion (becoming a people manager for a 7% raise LOL). I like my job and my colleagues but god I’m so busy. That’s fine though, I have learnt how to set boundaries and I do not work past 6pm. It’s also much easier to be productive at home.

Two weeks ago we were told that we need to start coming into the office EVERY WEEK. I was annoyed by this sudden change but thought one day wouldn’t be that bad. Last week my manager said 2-3 days and asked me to encourage my direct reports to come in (nope not doing that). I should have said something then.

I have chronic back pain (herniated discs, sciatica) and sitting for over an hour is the worst so I don’t drive long distances. I am trying to avoid surgery so I have a ton of coping strategies to reduce pain.

Today I left the house at 7am, aiming to be at the office for 9. We had snow last night so there had been a ton of accidents on the motorway which meant that at 10am I was STILL at least 30-40 mins away. I had taken ibruprofen in the morning and my back was on fire. I’m PMSing and I was an emotional wreck.

I cried on the phone to my partner who told me to go home. I said fuck it, found somewhere safe to park, texted my boss that I’m not coming in explaining why and that I was taking the day off. It’s the first day off I’ve taken since I joined.

Somehow drove home and I’ve spent the last few hours lying on the floor in pain. I hope it clears up soon.

I hate that I feel so guilty for looking after my body. I hate that I’m so worried about what everyone will think. It shouldn’t be this way.

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