My boss keeps trying to force us back in the office – she doesn’t even come in ...Middle East

I used to say I had my dream job – great pay, interesting work and independence. But increasingly, one thing I can’t stand is that my boss is really pushy about us going back into the office.

The worst part is, she’s barely in the office herself. And when she is in, she is constantly leaving early for parenting “emergencies” like football matches or plays. Sometimes, towards the end of the day, she’ll Slack me to check if I’m going to be in the next day, and often I’ve turned up and no one from our team is even in! What’s the point? At the same time, I’ve noticed her getting more irate about me not going in. What can I do?

Amy Grilli is the co-founder of Five Hour Club, a job board and community that helps parents find professional roles during school hours. A qualified teacher and aspiring psychologist, Amy took a five-year career break to raise her children. Like many parents, she lost her confidence and struggled to find meaningful part-time work that fit around family life. After sharing her story on LinkedIn last year, where her story resonated with over 14 million people, she launched Five Hour Club to support other parents who feel the same. She shares her experiences and opportunities on Instagram @fivehourclub.

Research by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership has even found that 50 per cent of UK employees would look for a new job with remote working opportunities if their employer tried to make them return to the office full-time.

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But you do say that you enjoy the work and it pays well, so I would first think about how much you have to lose by going into the office, when it’s clear that’s what your company and boss want.

You could say that you want to help her and the rest of your team coordinate the days that you’re going to go in. You can also share that you’d like to make a point of scheduling things like team updates, brainstorms and social bonding time on those days, plus you’d also like to help come up with creative new things you could do together as a team when you’re together IRL.

Submit a flexible working request

You are also legally entitled to submit a flexible working request, which employees are now allowed to do twice a year. Companies need to respond within two months – and can only refuse with a valid reason (such as burden of additional costs, detrimental impact on work quality and performance, and planned structural changes) after consulting with you.

What has been the benefit to the business of you working from home? Then you can use the time while you’re waiting for your employer’s response to actually prove that you are more productive at home.

Know the red flags when you see them

If working from home, where you say you’re most productive, is really important to you, and is one of your top criteria for a job, your boss’s reaction in your meeting will tell you whether you have a future at this company. Or, whether it’s time to focus your energy on looking for a role that is either fully remote or has an established, consistent hybrid policy.

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