Smart FoxJan 26
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NEWS! Company insisting you can't 'work from home' also expects you to respond to work emails after you've 'gone home' https://newsthump.com/2026/01/26/company-insisting-you-cant-work-from-home-also-expects-you-to-respond-to-work-emails-after-youve-gone-home/
Jan 26 at 10:17amWeb
Show threadKevJan 26
@newsthump and Slack / Teams messages
Show threadSepia FanJan 26

@newsthump

👆 reminds me of all your great ideas, @sarahlehmann, like abandoning #Arbeitszeitgesetz 🥳

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJan 26

@newsthump Including, in one case I know about, an email saying "the office is closed due to snow, don't come to work today", which the employee received after arriving at work and switching on the work laptop.

And this being the USA the employer doesn't pay for such days.

Show threadStoneface VimesJan 26
@newsthump "I'm terribly sorry, but according to management I can't work from home. My office hours are..."