Employee gets instantly fired after asking to work from home during a snowstorm: ‘I got a call back from my boss and HR together’

From the time we're young, we're told that sincerity, hard work, and honesty are the keys to success. Do your best, show up, play by the rules, and the world will reward you. It's the kind of feel-good advice that could serve as a corporate version of Live, Laugh, Love type of motivational wall art (YOLO you guys), but feels less sturdy when tested against real life. The truth is, many workplaces don't hand out gold stars for effort or integrity. 

Corporate life often serves up lessons nobody asked for. And yet, so many of us—bright-eyed and trusting—carry these childhood lessons into adulthood, And many of us buy into corporate promises of flexibility and work-life balance, which is understandable, but also kind of adorable, like believing the tooth fairy might leave you a twenty if you lose a molar as a 28-year-old.

Which brings us to today's story, a tale of one well-intentioned worker, a snowstorm, and a hard lesson in believing the scripts companies like to recite.

Our frostbitten public accountant is navigating both icy roads and the icy realities of modern employment. On a particularly miserable morning, with traffic at a standstill and a 90-minute crawl ahead of him, he made what seemed like a smart decision. His job allows for remote work, so he responsibly called HR to let them know he'd be working from home. Logic, right? Common sense. A win-win for everyone. 

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