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So, how do I do this without destroying my career?

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jul 21 '20, 11:05

It is obvious in our day to day workings with users that some users are able to work from home. Our company was told we were working in the office as of June 8th. One of my team was denied his request to WfH and took FMLA for almost 2 months and is now back in the office. Another one of my guys has childcare issues (impacted by COVID) and has burned PTO and is now taking a reduction in hours to take the time off he needs. All of my guys could do nearly all of their job from home 100% of the time, if not part-time.

When I inquired about this pre-June 8th I was basically told No, no WfH primarily as it required us to have consistency with our rules prior to March. But here we are now with some people able to work from home and others not. Not sure how to best approach this with my boss (president of the company) especially since one of the WfH people is the HR person that we've been dealing with who processed all these WfH exception requests. I don't think she's WfH 100% of the time but certainly is today...

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Put it in terms of liability to the company. -- nm - Max Jul 21, 11:11 12
- Honestly this is always the best way to do it. “This is going to cost you X” is the best way to get someone that owns the company to pay attention. -- nm - spamlet Jul 21, 11:15
- tricky word. Are you speaking legally or in terms of "it would be bad if they left" because - oblique Jul 21, 11:13 8
  - I can see both. And you can appeal for cost savings, too. Improving the company's bottom line is always good. - ReluctantCynic Jul 21, 11:32 1
    - Also, the Worker's Comp policy should be posted somewhere visible to all employees, with the insurer's phone number. Give them a call and ask. - Max Jul 21, 12:15
  - Think of health insurance costs if it gets passed around, one bad case, a million dollars -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 11:16 4
    - The fact we're all in the office since early June makes me think that this isn't where the concerns lie... -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 11:17 3
      - Until it is...the cya question is, does the work get done while WfH? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 11:19 2
        
        Yes. It wasn't ideal for me being the only person in the office handling the hands-on things but our department kicked ass WfH from March->June - oblique Jul 21, 11:22 1
        
        get a volunteer or two to report they have to self quarantine as they were 'exposed' then request funds for an office deep clean -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 11:33
  - They won’t quit now but it’s certainly not going to help morale and may make them look quicker. -- nm - spamlet Jul 21, 11:14
- Solution: Zoom call with Max present -- nm - the ice Jul 21, 11:11
- Good idea. -- nm - David Jul 21, 11:11
So what's your goal: Allow WFH for your team? If you ware willing to vouch for their productivity. And deliver on expected results. -- nm* - the ice Jul 21, 11:09 1
- I'd like to be able to give them the flexibility to WfH when needed or at least make that decision inside my department. Absent of clear guidelines, - oblique Jul 21, 11:11
have everybody WfH and just don't tell your boss -- nm - decline Jul 21, 11:08 1
- I see you ascribe to the forgiveness over permission school of thought - oblique Jul 21, 11:14
I would discuss the situations individually and let him know that it's a sub-optimal time to train replacements. -- nm - David Jul 21, 11:08 1
- This is along the lines of where I'm wrestling with the discussion. Each situations we've encountered of someone WfH could have plenty of extenuating - oblique Jul 21, 11:16
Walk into his office and flip his desk over. - Spawn Jul 21, 11:07 1
- :-) -- nm - mud Jul 21, 11:33
FMLA = Fuck My Life Allowance? -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 11:06 1
- Family Medical Leave Act -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 11:07

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