1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Today we call a woman whose dream is to be 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: able to roll out of her bed every morning, stay 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: in her pjs, and work from the comfort of her 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: home full time. 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: What is it like? 6 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: I know text in We will never know. At this job, 7 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: her company does not make it easy. Hardly anybody gets approved. 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: But she's filled all of her paperwork out, completed the steps, 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: and she sees the finish line. Now we just need 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: to rip it away from her. 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: She is approved for remote work. 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: We just have a different understanding of what remote means. 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: In your phone tap right now? 14 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: Hello, Hi is this Diana? Yes, that's good morning. This 15 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: is Jim Gymnasium. I'm an administrative assistant here at Corporate 16 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: hr Oh. Hi, Hi, Sorry, how are you? I'm doing well? 17 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: Thanks for asking. I'm calling because I know this has 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: been a very long process for you, with feeling on 19 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: applications and all the hours and requests. But I hear 20 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: you've been wanting to start working remotely. Yes, you know 21 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: how hard it is for that to get approved of 22 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: this company. 23 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 3: Yes, I do. Yes, I've been trying for a year now. 24 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: Wow, over a year. It's been that long. Well, I 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: feel even better than what I'm about to. 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 3: Tell you what is it. 27 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: You have officially been approved for remote work. 28 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, wow, thank you. 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 2: You're welcome. Yeah, so, starting next month, you'll begin working 30 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: from our remote offices in Antarctica. Just exciting. 31 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: Antarctica. 32 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: You've heard of it. What an opportunity. It's a beautiful there, 33 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: I've heard. 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: Okay, and I'm quiet. 35 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 2: A lot of time to think when you're working. 36 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: Jim, Jim, I do appreciate you calling let me know 37 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 3: that I've been approved. I've been applying to work remote 38 00:01:59,120 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 3: from home. 39 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: That's what working remote from our company means. In this company, 40 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: you you will be very remote. It's hard to get there. 41 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 3: Definitely feels like I'm misunderating because I understand what you're 42 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 3: talking about in terms of remote work. But I assure 43 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 3: you at least half of the applications that I've been 44 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: filling out over the years says work from home remote. 45 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: Okay, No, I understand it. Sounds like you may want 46 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: to speak to maybe a supervisor or somebody about it. 47 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: I would absolutely Yeah, if you have a supervisor, I 48 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: would love to just get some clarity on this. 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: Well before I transfer you over. Just think in your 50 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: head Antarctica. Right, I've never been, but I hear it's beautiful, 51 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: like polar bears and eels and glaciers. 52 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: Jim, did you just cancer me? 53 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: Yes? My apologies police Hold. 54 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 3: Diana. Yes, Hi, who am I speaking with? 55 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 4: This is Marcy white Head. 56 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 3: I'm Mercy. 57 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 4: Yeah. My assistant told me you're having some issues with 58 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 4: remote work. Yes. 59 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 3: I was just on the phone with your associate, Jim, 60 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: I believe, and he wanted to let me know that 61 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 3: I've been approved for remote work, and then said that 62 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 3: the remote work would be taking place in your remote 63 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 3: office in Antarctica. 64 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: A little. 65 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 3: Actually, it's a lot different from what I thought I 66 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 3: was applying for. I'm going to interrupt you right there. 67 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 4: I'm going to interrupt you right there because I see 68 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 4: the misunderstanding here. You know what, We're going to get 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 4: this resolved. 70 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,119 Speaker 3: Okay, fantastic. Yeah, because I've been applying for work from home. 71 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 4: And can you stop talking so. 72 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: A lot of words? 73 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 4: Okay, let me look here. 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: I think that was rude. 75 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 4: Okay, I think you've been approved for remote work, so 76 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 4: i'd probably watch how you speak to your superiors. 77 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm see we can send you. 78 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 4: I see the issue we can actually send you to 79 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 4: our office in Siberia actually would work better. 80 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: I don't know. 81 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: I'm really I really alright approved No, No, you're not understanding. 82 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: I don't want to work anywhere but from home. 83 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 4: It's already been put through this system. So I want 84 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 4: to give you a couple of. 85 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 2: It's already been put through the system. 86 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, I'm sorry. What part of remote work means 87 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: sending someone off to Siberia. I've been following the guidelines 88 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 3: and applying for a year to be able to work 89 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 3: from home. I have so much Okay, and. 90 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 4: Again the yapping just on and off with that mouth 91 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 4: of yours. So these are some important items you may 92 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 4: want to write down. 93 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 3: I need to talk about this. 94 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I don't. 95 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 3: One part of your company doesn't understand what work remote means. 96 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 4: You haven't obviously looked at the employee handbook. It clearly 97 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 4: states that remote means as far away from the office 98 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 4: as possible. 99 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 3: That is ridiculous. I am not getting shifted off to Antarctica. 100 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 4: Okay, no, not Antarctica. Remember we moved due to Siberia. 101 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 3: Whatever the point is, I'm not going there different. 102 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: Have you looked at the globe before. 103 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 3: Listen, I thought this was a done deal. I'm very frustrated. 104 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 3: I either need you to escalate the situation to someone 105 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 3: who actually knows what's going on, and. 106 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, all escalate it, escalate it really quickly, and send 107 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 4: you right over to your roommate, Michelle. 108 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 2: My roommate Michelle. 109 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 3: What does Michelle have to do with this, Well, she. 110 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 4: Has everything to do with it, because she's the one 111 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 4: that set you up for this prank phone call? Are 112 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 4: you Yeah, this is actually Brooke and jose Hey for 113 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 4: booking Jeffrey in the morning. We're doing a phone tap 114 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 4: on you. 115 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, my heart in my throat, my stomach 116 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 3: is in my heart. 117 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: I'm gonna we don't know, we don't know if you've 118 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 4: got to prove for a remote work or not. 119 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: But maybe this will make. 120 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 4: You feel better about going into the office. Oh my god, yes, perspective, 121 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 4: it changes everything. Wake up every morning 122 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: With tap weekday morning on the twenties, frooking Jeffrey in 123 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 3: the morning.