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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/FuccWork on 2024-02-13 14:28:00.

I live in a 4 season state and work in manufacturing.

So this story begins when I got this job a couple years ago. I felt bored at my old job as a machine operator and wanted a challenge so I took a job as a programmer for industrial manufacturing machine at a prototype shop. I had a bit of experience doing fabrication and prototypes but no experience programming. This company promised me training, self management, and the ability to work remotely when needed. I’ve been trained and have some good experience under my belt but still a lot to learn.

No one else at the company does what I do, therefore no one knows the amount of computer work there is. From designing parts or fixtures, quoting, picking tools, designing the process, programming, research and development, etc. “We wear a lot of hats” so my job is a little bit of everything. Technically, i work in the back “warehouse” under two supervisors, my direct supervisor and the his supervisor/Co-CEO. Since I’m back there part time and in my office on the computer part time, I have two supervisors, i guess. It’s kind of a weird dynamic and hard to explain but just know, its poorly managed (micro managed) and my supervisor and I hate it.

Fast forward to a couple weeks ago. There was a snow storm and the office had a half day. I live about an hour north from the office and usually get more snow than they do. I decided to work remotely for the day rest of the day instead of going into the office. I got a lot of work done and I was proud of my accomplishments for the day. I brief my supervisor on what i did for the day and he said great work.

The next few days, my supervisor is trying to implement a “progress tracker” since we have no way of tracking projects other than me saying how far i got. Just a simple spreadsheet, no problem, i get it. We are a small company and the CEO is a busy guy, he doesnt always know the status, and since we all wear many hats, the rest of the team should know the status also.

A few days ago, I had to rush home for an emergency, something was going on at my house, not that important to the story. I mentioned to my supervisor that I will be working remotely the rest of the day. He said something along the lines of “Well, some people didnt like that you worked remote last time. Your job isnt really a remote job” I was a little taken back, since its probably 75% computer work and I’ve been slow in the shop while waiting on tools to ship. I defended myself “It’s not like I don’t do anything, theres still plenty to do. The office was closed and everyone else in the back got a snow day while I worked remotely, and someone got mad at that?!” He agreed with me, it’s silly and we both know. I ended up rushing home, getting there late because I was talking about what i should do the rest of the day and how to fill out the tracker spreadsheet so I can prove to the Micromanaging CEO that I work. I told him “Ive never had to prove to anyone that I am working before” I went home and ended up taking the rest of thr day off anyway to deal with the issues at home and not make anyone upset or question if i worked or not.

So Yesterday, I got at email that we are “Closed tomorrow due to weather, work remote if possible” I asked my supervisor, what do i do? he said well do this or that blah blah… i said “No, i mean, ‘my jobs not really remote’ and everyone else that isnt capable of remote work get the day off. You expect me to work tomorrow?” … he gave me a look as if to say “really?” I spoke to some other coworkers and they aren’t working, why am I the only one working?! Well guess what, I turned my alarm off, Im not logging on to my computer and I might monitor emails incase something important pops up. My supervisor jokingly said “Take a machine home with you to work remote” implying, i cant work remotely since I need to run machines. Ha, very funny.

tldr/ Ceo wants me to work remote when the office is closed but not my other time since my “job isnt remote” even though it is.