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There was literally no reason for return to office other than landlords wanting money and wanting to see the peons miserable again
I was briefly able to work because wfh accommodates my disabilities, but now nothing is wfh anymore and anything that is is super competitive....
I wish you the best, comrade
Thanks
At least she doesn't have a disability that would prevent work but woops we moved to the small town she's from where there's no work and my car is fucked so we have one car and it's just really fucking us over incredibly for no reason and I am going to hate the people responsible until i die. I want to do tremendous violence on them.
Also maybe this is just me but I feel like repeated meetings where it's stressed "you'l stay work from home, don't worry" should be legally binding
Are you not transcribing every meeting?
Assumin you are in the US, it may be possible to go through rhe ADA accommodations process. It's at least worth a try if she has any kind of claim to an ADA-covered disability/status. If not in the US, there may be a similar law.
Former employer tried that with me (never was in office), I provided an explanation saying I never previosuly requested an accommodation because WFH is the accommodation I need and I was WFH, but I'm autistic and will need to maintain my current WFH status to do my job effectively.
They said OK without requiring any documentation or anything.
Under the law, accommodation has to not be an "undue burden" on the business, and they don't necessarily have to give you the specific accommodation you request, but their HR should realize it's pretty legally tenuous to effectively force someone with a disability out of work by changing their working conditions unnecessarily.
WFH is a very common accommodation and essentially, if you were to go to court over an improper/discriminatory termination due to them stripping WFH status, you would almost certainly win (ianal, but i understand it is common to win).
Thank you for the advice, i think this would almost definitely save us except she doesn't have a formal diagnosis for anything (although very likely is autistic w/ adhd)
at least i have a bit of levity imagining a movie esque scenario where we've got like a month to get her formally labeled autistic to save the house
Also i don't understand why (i mean, I do, because "fuck you, peasant") "i literally can't drive 3 hours there and 3 hours back for a job I've been doing remotely" isn't good enough like i am so full of hate over this
I feel you, and that is an extremely stressful situation.
It really should be illegal imo because it is fundamentally altering the employment contract for ✨️no fucking reason✨️ when folks are perfectly capable of working out of office
I'd just say that even without a diagnosis it is worth a shot. Especially if it is a larger company that can more easily absorb 1 person doing something a little differently and has a legal team that wants to avoid discrimination lawsuits. They may be more willing to be lenient re: proof, especially if she is doing her job well now the way she has always been doing it.
It may also be wise to look into how she might get a diagnosis if she likely has undiagnosed conditions, in the event they require proof. Then once you have that plan, she'd go to HR/employee relations and request an ADA accommodation.
record EVERYTHING (emails, ideally. Phone if legally permitted in your state)
She doesn't have to tell them what illness/condition, etc. she has if she doesn't want. Only what she needs accommodations to be able to do. Like "I have a condition that makes in-person socialization as well as commuting very challenging. I am seeking an accommodation to continue working from home to help me continue to perform my job duties" etc etc
they may follow up requesting information, confirmation from a healthcare provider, etc. In my case, i was prepared to get a formal autism diagnosis, but had a therapist who could vouch as well - so I was going to see if they'd accept that. But they never asked.
I will also add, ADA isn't a magic bullet. They may still try to come up with other hoops for her to jump through. But in this case, the US labor law is actually fairly strong at protecting workers rights (thanks... GHW Bush? Its the one good thing he did) and so it would be wise to avail yourselves of its protection if possible! Good luck
This is just like fascists wanting to return to the ideal past that never existed.
They are just trying to get people to quit or get fired.