Quote Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
Friend had been out of work for a year. Business analyst/PM type stuff. All remote since plague. Lost previous job due to RIF.

She got a new job a few months ago. 2 days in office required. 30 min commute (each way, 1 hour daily). She only kept the 2 days in office for a few weeks. It was the usual type of stuff people complain about: team spread out across country, including boss, hates hot desking, hates the commute. So for more than 2 months she didn’t go into the office at all.

She was fired yesterday for not following the 2 days a week in office rule. Several in our circle had warned her against flouting the rule, but she was like, nope, not going into the office. She acted so surprised. Said she had been told company was strict about the 2 day rule when hired. Don’t know why she was surprised when she broke the rule.
I've seen similar situations of people flouting minimal in-office requirements.. and it is strange that they don't expect pushback from management... I think the attitude is there is no one really "keeping score" and it's really "no big deal" because "I'm getting the work done." But still, rules are rules, and that seems like a fairly simple one, especially considering what we used to have to do just a few years ago--endure commutes every single day.