Miss Manners: Remote worker deals with envy from in-office crew
I am a longtime employee of a company that has offered additional work-from-home days to IT workers willing to exchange their spacious and private offices for a desk in a shared room when working on-site. To skip the commute for an additional two days per week, I took advantage of this offer and gave up my office.
What do I say or do, if anything, in response to the inevitable feelings of resentment from employees to whom this tradeoff has not been offered? How do I best respond in a firm but polite way to comments like, “I’m not sure what your schedule is, now that you’re home” or “I’m not sure how to schedule a meeting with you”?
To avoid confusion, I’m always clear about when I’ll be working remotely and when I’ll be at the office in person.As this is your job, Miss Manners advises being businesslike. Answer the question, not the subtext: “Here is where you can find my schedule and here is how to schedule a meeting with me.”If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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