One of the best parts of working from home is being able to squeeze in stuff like dentist appointments without turning it into a whole production. Apparently, some companies saw that freedom and said, “Okay, but there’s still a process for that.”
This Reddit story started as a rant about monitoring software and quickly turned into a debate about whether the employee got unfairly flagged or just skipped an important step.
Either way, it feels a little unsettling knowing your inactivity can apparently set off alarms like a smoke detector with low batteries.
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