re: “You can no longer work from home”

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although my work is trying to encourage people to come back into the office to some degree

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Trying to encourage? If they want people back they should tell them that coming back is mandatory. If the cry baby employees don't like it, pound sand and GTFO.

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At 8:30pm I receive an email from my boss asking about a project. I do not answer the email because, as instructed, I am no longer allowed to work from home.

I am then fired the next day because the email was time sensitive for a client and I did not respond.

Seems reasonable.

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This is a bullshite scenario. First of all you are salaried, there are no hours. You work until the job is done. Even if it's from offsite. If you don't like it, find another job.

Besides, in your scenario you should have enough awareness that some critical customer situation is looming and you may need to make yourself available after hours. And you can drive into the office to respond (to "follow instructions"). If you lack this awareness and results focus, then maybe you should be cut loose.

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Well if you want to get/keep young engineering talent in my field, some portion of week has to be allowed wfh. Hybrid is my company’s compromise on that. When we integrate/test, expectation is your arse is on site

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Industrial Automation?

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But employment is 100% a two-way street if the employee has the ability to seek other options.

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Quit, and stop bitching about it.

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If you were told working from home was no longer allowed, how would you feel about receiving work requests after business hours?

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I wouldn’t. My phone would be off and all emails would have an auto reply.

i'm actually more on the anti-wfh side but it's pretty funny how riled up these questions get some people. lots of people seem overly proud of their exempt status.

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I find it funny when people say things like the statement above but then question why they get passed over for promotions. Individuals with this mindset maybe make it to middle management, but not often have I seen employees with this mentality make it beyond that; save for nepotism.

Not saying there's anything wrong with it. Every organization has to have B players.

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Good for you, company man.

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Your grandfather would be embarrassed.

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Exactly, my grandfather worked hard all his life so that his grandchildren would have the privilege of working hard. Not something so stupid as to have a better life.

He also risked his life in WWII for trans rights and unlimited third world migration to this country. Thank God the good guys won.

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Do what your employer asks of you.
Figure out what needs to be done and do that, without being asked.
Do those two things better than your co-workers and you will achieve.

Push back in what your employer asks of you and your odds of advancement drop dramatically.

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Very true, however...

You also have to look out for #1. There's a point where the company is just pushing you around, and if you take it, you've shown them you are a push-over and it will continue.

I know, the perfect solution is to find a new job that better suits your needs, but that can be a tough call, you never really know until you take that new job, and it might not turn out as you expected, and you just invested a lot of time and effort to get nowhere.

My sister-in-law is facing this, and she's pushing back. She doesn't really have much personal interaction with the other people at her work, she's got an hour+ commute each way. She's been doing the job from home for 2+ years. She told them if she has to come in, they are losing 3 hours of work from her each day. She has no problem working her commute time, either way, she has the same free time at home, but she'd rather be working and producing something than sitting on and waiting for a train/bus.