Employee Deleted Teams Email From Phone Revenge Manager No Work From Home Policy

When Covid started, companies around the world asked their employees to work from home. The work from home (WFH) policy lasted for two to three years and now in almost all companies, employees have to come to the office and work. However, some people still consider working from home more convenient and efficient. The issue is work-life balance and due to this, a funny anecdote has surfaced online, where it is told that a person did something in response to his manager’s ‘no work from home’ policy that it became a topic of discussion on the internet.

An X user, @BladeoftheS, posted a Reddit post (now… Delete A post shared a screenshot of a post (which states that an IT employee, fed up with his manager’s no work from home policy, deleted Microsoft Teams and email from his mobile phone. In fact, the post states that despite performing well while working remotely, his company insisted on working in the office. In response, the man deleted Microsoft Teams and email from his phone, making him unavailable after his office hours were over.

According to the screenshot, in his post, the man wrote, (translated) “My job recently told me I am not allowed to work from home, even during the snow storm that happened earlier this week.” He further wrote, “I work in IT and do everything remotely, yet they want me in the office. So, I deleted Teams and my email from my phone. I am now working from home.” [दफ्तर के] Not available after hours.”

This decision resulted in his boss being unable to connect with him after hours on an urgent matter. When asked why he did so, the employee reiterated the company’s Work From Home policy: “I am not allowed to work from home.”

As the post went viral, the reply section was filled with funny as well as serious discussions. While many praised the employee’s stance, calling it “fair and reasonable”, some called it an irresponsible act.