I got hired at a new job in December, a lot of my job can be done remotely (I sell products that can be written on an appointment basis) but we still have a physical office because there is a walk in clientele.
For a large portion of my time here I have worked from home, I had licensing to obtain amongst other things and then I got COVID (and very sick as well as my partner) so I had to quarantine for some time.
Anyway, recently I’ve started going into work which is fine, but every time I go in my older coworkers berate me for not being there every day (not my bosses so I could care less). Shit like “oh good job 2 days in a row is quite an accomplishment.”
I don’t get mad at them, I genuinely just feel bad for them, these people are literally going to die at their desk job or because of their desk job and the company will literally replace them the next day and instead of being upset about that, they’re upset that I navigate the corporate system for my benefit. They should be mad at the corporation, not me.
I guess my point is that we need to be there for our coworkers and help them get to a place where they can have benefits like WFH and other things (I’m positive my salary is much higher starting than many other older employees). I know some people are so set in their ways that they won’t ever see that but I also feel like it’s a moral obligation to try and be empathetic to these people and help them out, we literally have one life to live and every adult we know is wasting it working all day until they’re too old to actually enjoy themselves.