young woman at desk (l&r) laptop with icons (c) all with caption 'When I'm finally off work at 5pm but Microsoft Teams exists'

‘No bc if I’m off work imma be off of work’: Remote worker’s video on hearing Microsoft Teams ping after 5pm sparks debate

‘I get soooo nervous if I hear it go off after work.’

On by Braden Bjella
young woman with in office (l) on couch (c) wearing blanket (r) all with caption 'Update?'

‘I’m in the middle of reading this email…’: Remote worker says she was fired via email, locked out of her account while reading it

‘I’m at IKEA to try to feel better.’

On by Grace Stanley
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young woman on bed with caption 'Me working 'remote' on my bed, looking for a new job, typing my cover letter to work for Pinterest, right before my check in meeting with my boss to talk about my assignments for the week' (l) young woman with caption 'just got fired' (c) young woman with captions 'Tell us why first' and 'Why i got fired' (r)

Worker says she got fired after making video on how she conducts her ‘remote work’ right before check-in meetings with her boss

“Me working ‘remote’ on my bed.”

On by Braden Bjella
IRL
woman speaking (l) Microsoft Teams logo on white background (c) woman speaking (r)

‘It’s the worst part of working in the corporate world’: Remote worker rants about Microsoft Teams being a ‘narc,’ says application wrongfully sets her status as ‘away’

‘Mine is yellow while actively working and I want to scream!’

On by Melody Heald
IRL
Slack messages with man greenscreen TikTok pointing caption 'I'm gonna work from home today and bust out w9 calls' 'What's going on? Why aren't you here? I messaged you at 8 saying I wanted to do w9 calls today. I can get through... 'I see that but what is it that... you in office? ' Do you have an issue with... from home today?' 'The issue is that we sign on to work in office. I do not have a problem at all you working from home if you don't feel like the best- flex for other reasons like you feeling distracted in office is another topic' (l) man speaking outside (c) man greenscreen TikTok over Slack messages caption 'Chad, you were hired into an administrative position with your manager. The marketing... just icing on the cake.. tremendous disrespect... that will not be tolerated.. make it clear that your situation... for admin... Tasks are most important... of respect for (blank) I'm terminating you effective immediately. Please go to the office and gather your things and I'll process your final check today for direct deposit on Tuesday' (r)

‘Most of our staff is remote. Everything is in the cloud’: Man fired for choosing to work from home because it’s more productive, sparking debate

‘And employers wonder why they can’t retain staff…’

On by Braden Bjella
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woman pulling sticky note off of screen caption 'me after every meeting removing the elaborate scripts i write on sticky notes and strategically place all around my camera so i can speak like a competent human being.' (l) woman pulling sticky note off of screen caption 'me after every meeting removing the elaborate scripts i write on sticky notes and strategically place all around my camera so i can speak like a competent human being.' (c) woman pulling sticky note off of screen caption 'me after every meeting removing the elaborate scripts i write on sticky notes and strategically place all around my camera so i can speak like a competent human being.' (r)

‘This is me, every single meeting’: Workers are using ‘meeting scripts’ to get their ideas across on work calls

‘I thought I was the only one with sticky notes drowning my computer.’

On by Vladimir Supica
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woman speaking finger up caption 'me @ my past self who didn't take time to eat lunch in my WFH job because I was terrified a client would email me while I was standing in my kitchen and the whole world would combust if I didn't answer them within 2 minutes like ma'am, eat the damn food' (l) woman working from home typing on computer (c) Lunch on plate with thumbs up caption 'me @ my past self who didn't take time to eat lunch in my WFH job because I was terrified a client would email me while I was standing in my kitchen and the whole world would combust if I didn't answer them within 2 minutes like ma'am, eat the damn food' (r)

‘I was terrified a client would email me’: TikToker discusses skipping lunch during work-from-home job, sparking debate

‘Ma’am, eat the damn food.’

On by Grace Stanley
IRL
woman sipping drink at standing desk caption 'Logging off my corporate job after wearing pajamas all day, going on a coffee run, TikTok & working from 12:00-12:30' (l) view from couch of laptop and drinks on table with tv playing trial in background caption 'POV YOU WORK FROM HOME' (c) woman at standing desk caption 'Logging off my corporate job after wearing pajamas all day, going on a coffee run, TikTok & working from 12:00-12:30' (r)

‘I feel like I’m the only one who’s working from home and working harder than I ever did in an office’: Remote employee jokes about not working while working from home, sparking debate

‘That’s why they’re making us go back into the office.’

On by Jack Alban
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man in room with captions 'What i find funny about all these employers forcing people back into the office' (l) 'Is that you're also forcing back the really annoying people' (c) 'Like when I was in the office, I would go into my boss's office 10-15 times, ask 42 disjointed questions, make a stupid joke and scurry off' (r)

‘You’re forcing back the really annoying people’: TikToker shares the problem with employers forcing remote workers back in the office

‘Also bringing back more office conflict.’

On by Braden Bjella
caption 'when you're on your ninth zoom meeting of the day, can only get work done after 5pm, and the tiktok girlies are posting how productive their 5-9s are' (l) young woman wearing headphones at keyboard (r)

‘WFH just feels like a never-ending work day’: Remote worker says she has so many Zoom meetings that she does her work after 5pm

‘I hate the 5-9 mentality.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
IRL
man in room with taped box

‘I did do something petty’: Man fired from his remote job gets revenge on former company

‘When life throws you a curveball.’

On by Lauren Castro
IRL
young woman with 'Getting fired from tech for having a mouse jiggler' caption (l) computer mouse (c) young woman pointing at text background (r)

‘My manager caught me’: Remote worker says they got reprimanded for using ‘mouse jiggler’ app, sparking debate

‘This is why you need a manual mouse jiggler!’

On by Rebekah Harding
IRL
'Big Brother eye' concept with orange colored iris

‘By the time I left, I was broken’: Workers speak out against company after remote worker’s video on being monitored through webcam goes viral

The company works with AT&T, Verizon, Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, and Urban Outfitters.

On by Grace Stanley
computer screen on clock at 5:00:00 (l) man on phone (c) computer screen on RingCentral sidebar cursor selecting LOG OUT (r)

‘I hover over that submit button for five minutes’: Remote worker shows how he has to wait until exactly 5pm to clock out of work

‘Always on the ready for 5:00:00 p.m.’

On by Linda Hamilton
IRL
woman shopping for shoes caption 'POV:You work from home' 'Supervisor: Hi Shatiana how is everything going?'(l) woman running out of store in parking lot caption 'POV:You work from home' (c) woman shopping for shoes caption 'POV:You work from home' 'Great can we chat!?' (r)

‘U better run to IKEA and chill at one of their bedroom setups’: Remote worker makes video about receiving meeting request from boss while shopping at Ross, sparking debate

‘Remote work does not mean perpetual availability.’

On by Braden Bjella
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