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  • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    I luckily only work 11 - 5. But even with that limited time it’d be nice if I could work 4 days a week instead of the full 5. I asked my boss after probation is over if I could at least work from home for one day (mostly due to chronic pain, it’s not so bad, but my job has stairs to the office since it’s in a complex with other places). Just got to wait till December when the probation is off.

    • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      That’s a decent arrangement - and yeah, hopefully getting at least one day WFH down the line will make it even better. Shouldn’t be too much to ask for in this post-Covid era, yet the hoops people have to jump through is ridiculous.

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        1 year ago

        It’s just so weird how government and bosses are pushing for people to come into the office. Like wasn’t there a big boom in mental health for people who could work at home (obviously not including the mental health for when we had to stay inside 24/7 but still).

        Wild, absolutely wild.

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      1 year ago

      That’s the big life changing thing that Covid brought us - work from home, allowing people who are disabled/chronic health issues be able to work without dealing with the physical issues and fatigue from going to an office.

      • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Like I honestly would work better if I could work from home. I would still be in pain obviously. But it wouldn’t be so bad because I’m at home so I can walk around more or have hot water bottles/wheat packs on me while I work.

        Like my job isn’t intensive. But just some small accommodations would be nice. Again, going to try and ask about that when my probation is up, I understand not doing it right now. But here’s hoping!