I’m freelancing at a remote-first company and they have a chat channel where everyone on the team of 30+ people has to announce whenever they are stepping away from their computer, and as soon as they return. Doesn’t matter if it’s for 2 minutes or 2 hours.

There’s also a precedent that anyone on your team can call you for a camera-on video call at any moment unless you specify in that chat. You’re expected to be at your computer a full 8 hours.

Is this common? It does NOT seem healthy.

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Not common. I'd get the hell out of there if you can.

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Can’t afford to rn 🫠

I think you should start telling them the “why”behind you leaving your desk. E.g., “Walking away to go change my tampon. Be back asap!” Or “My cat just barfed a hairball next to my desk. Walking away to clean.” Source: Both are regular occurrences in my remote working experience.

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I am slowly starting to do this 😂

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Nuts.

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-F that
-No
-Not common
-Probably motivated by a control freak (start digging around and really thinking about it. It is going to come down to one or two people.)

I helped found a couple fully remote companies over my career that grew well. Everybody did what they did. You made a call on video and nobody answered? OK they’ll call you back…. like what is the big deal? Plus everyone has the apps on their phones.

Fight this

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That’s insane. Is the entire chat just people announcing bathroom breaks ?l?? 🤯

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Genuinely

I answered a call once from my phone while on a walk, and got a slap on the wrist for it. If you’re a fully remote company… why aren’t you acting like it?

Fuck that shit.

This sounds very Big Brother to me, it may be time to find a new gig.

“I hereby resign my position as…”

jesus christ

They might as well just get people back in office if that’s how they want to micromanage employees.

Start reporting in every 30 min that you’re stepping away to clip your nails… get a spoonful of peanut butter… look at your goldfish… blow your nose… look out the window… every mundane thing possible.

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