'My Boss Wants Me Back in Office Full Time. Can I Push Back?'

I’m wondering how much I can reasonably push back when a manager refuses to consider a hybrid work schedule. When I asked for a permanent hybrid schedule of two days remote and three in person, my manager acknowledged how successful I was but still refused based entirely on her own preference to work in person and some vague but undefined “opportunities” that may or may not be real. She pointed out that I already have flexibility because I can work remotely “in an emergency” and said that should be enough to achieve the work-life balance I am looking for. It’s not. My office hours are long (7 a.m.–5 p.m. plus somewhat common overtime), and my commute is a nightmare. Working remotely opened up my world so much that being back in the office full time has been absolutely miserable.

Do you think it’s worth pushing back?

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