I recently had my Microdisctomy for L5-S1 Disc and doctor has recommended to avoid travel in bus and stairs.
As my current job has travelling 1.5 hr to office and return 1.5 hr in bus. As such i asked my employer for work from home.
Now after 2 month of work from home, my employer is not allowing work from home.
Nor they are thinking of transfer to other location
Please suggest what should i do.
Ans: Amit, first of all, wishing you a speedy recovery. I’d first ask the employer what could have been improved while you were working from home for the two months and what key challenges they ran into. Based on this feedback, ask them to give an opportunity to extend for another 4-6 weeks to monitor the improvements.
If they don’t seem to agree, present the written advise from the doctor to the management and HR to request in the good spirit and assure them you will put in my hard work to ensure work from home is a seamless experience for them. Demonstrate that you are open to taking on an additional responsibilities for the time saved in the commute.
If they still don’t seem to agree at all, start looking out for the opportunity that provides work from home. Until you land a job, temporarily take a residence near by to your office location to save on the travels and protect your health. Navigate this carefully with empathy with your family members.
I’d hesitate to resign immediately unless I have savings to run the family for next 24 to 36 months.
