Remember how a few years ago we all started working from home out of necessity?

And then we realized that that was way better anyway, because if your whole job is sitting at a computer, and you have a computer at your house, commuting an hour a day is utterly pointless?

But then businesses started freaking out and called us back in anyway?

That’s the start of how this woman’s troubles began.

Check it out.

WIBTA if I didn’t let my coworker stay at my house while I’m on vacation?

I’ve been letting a coworker stay with me two nights a week for the past year and a half.

She was essentially fully remote during Covid and ended up moving out of state.

The end of 2023 our organization changed their policy, and all employees had to be on-site a minimum of two days per week… hence our current arrangement.

So far it’s been ok.

She doesn’t pay rent or utilities.

I wouldn’t feel right asking or even accepting if she offered.

She’s recently switched roles, and her PTO accrual reset.

I’m going on vacation soon, and she wants to stay at my house while I’m out of town so she doesn’t have to take unpaid leave.

I do NOT feel comfortable with this.

But what’s the problem, really?

It’s not that I think she will do anything nefarious, I just feel like she should find alternate accommodations if I’m not available.

I must admit I’ve been over this situation for a while.

It’s a lot of pressure to feel like someone else’s job depends on your sacrifices.

WIBTA if I told her she can’t stay here when I’m not here?

Friends and family I’ve confided in tell me I’m overreacting.

Let’s see what the comments say:

But for real, how long can this go on?

The promotion really should have addressed this.

But at the end of the day…

Bottom line, even if you let her use the house this time, you gotta put a clock on this arrangement.

Otherwise she’ll never leave.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.