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Manager Demands Her Top Performer Employee Who Works From Home To Come To The Office, Employee Quits

Flexibility in the workplace allows employees to balance their work and personal responsibilities, leading to improved job satisfaction and productivity.

In today’s fast-paced and increasingly remote workforce, many employees have grown accustomed to working from home or outside the office environment. With the rise of technology and communication tools, companies have been able to adopt more flexible working arrangements to accommodate their employees’ needs and preferences. However, not all employers are on board with this trend, as seen in the story of a boss who regretted demanding her best employee to come to the office more often, leading to the employee’s resignation.

The story begins with an employee who had been a top performer for the company, consistently bringing in new business and increasing profits. As a result, the employee had earned the privilege of coming in and out of the office whenever he likes and working from home. However, when a new manager takes over the team, she demands that OP comes into the office more often, citing unfairness to other staff members. OP argued that as a top performer, his job is mainly sales-based, and his results should be enough to justify his flexible work arrangements. Despite this, the manager insists that OP comes into the office at least three days a week, leading to a heated discussion that ends with OP resigning from the company. Scroll down for the complete story.

OP was a highly successful employee at his company, consistently bringing in new business and increasing profits, which granted him the privilege of flexible working arrangements.

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OP enjoys his job and the sector he works in but dislikes the idea of being in the same office for more than a few mornings or afternoons a week and engaging in small talk with other office staff.

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OP lives far from the office and only comes in 2-3 times a week for meetings or appointments nearby, with no need to be physically present at the office.

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OP’s team got a new manager after the old one left to become a sales director at another company.

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OP’s new manager initially requested him to come in for a team meeting on Monday morning but later asked for a private one-on-one chat.

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During the one-on-one meeting with OP, the new manager expressed a desire for him to come into the office more frequently, to which OP countered that his performance as a top sales performer should be enough to justify his flexible work arrangements.

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OP became frustrated during the meeting as he felt his points were not being heard and ended up warning that his job performance would suffer if he wouldn’t not be allowed to work in the same manner.

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OP decided to resign after his new manager did not take his concerns seriously, leaving the manager in shock.

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Companies need to adapt to the changing work landscape and provide flexible work arrangements to attract and retain top talent. On the other hand, employees need to communicate effectively with their employers and establish clear expectations to maintain their work-life balance while delivering results for the company. Scroll down for comments on the post.

OP has 3 interviews lined up for remote sales jobs and encourages others to stand up to their managers if they are in a similar position.

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“Companies would honestly rather collapse”

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“I don’t trust you”

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“This is how you stifle organic success”

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