WFH Man Asks Girlfriend To Leave Room During Meeting, Girlfriend Upset As She's Midway Through Hair And Makeup

She already agreed beforehand that she'd leave the room whenever he has a meeting.

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• Published in Interesting
• March 31, 2024

One of the challenges of working from home is setting boundaries with roommates, a partner, or family members. It can be challenging for some to understand that working from home still demands the same level of concentration as being in the office.

This story from AmItheButtface shows an example of a partner who refuses to respect work boundaries despite already establishing them before. The original poster (OP) is a guy whose new job offers better pay and benefits.

He is allowed to be completely remote. When he discussed the arrangement with his partner, they agreed that he would set up his office in the bedroom since she didn't use it much during the day. They agreed that during meetings, he needed the room to himself.

However, when an important meeting came up and his girlfriend was in the bedroom doing her hair and makeup, she refused to leave or move to another space, despite their prior agreement. Even though he reasonably requested for her to either finish quickly or move to another room, she insisted on staying, dismissing the importance of his meeting.

The girlfriend even told him that the meeting would have to wait. The OP decided to share the story with the community and asked to be judged if he was the buttface.

The OP asks:

The OP was offered a better opportunity and is now working from home.

He asked his girlfriend if he could use the room as his office space. She agreed.

He then established that during meetings, he will have the room to himself.

Generally, he just doesn't want any distractions during his work time. The girlfriend had no problem with it.

Despite their prior agreement, the girlfriend unexpectedly changes her stance, refusing to vacate the room even when he has an important meeting.

The girlfriend won't budge. She tells the OP that she wants to finish what she started.

It was immature of the girlfriend to insist on finishing up her hair and makeup when the OP needed the room for his meeting.

This girl has the wrong priorities.

In this situation, the OP's meeting takes priority.

The girlfriend lacks the understanding of what WFH requires.

If someone is being the buttface here, it's the girlfriend. She didn't keep her word.

Important meetings cannot wait. It's the girlfriend who should get out of the room.

His partner is displaying childish behavior, unfortunately.

The girlfriend who shouldn't be getting in the way of the OP's work.

It seems that the girlfriend doesn't truly understand the OP's setup.

He might have to be patient in communicating with his girlfriend about being a remote worker.

It's clear that the girlfriend is in the wrong here. Firstly, she already agreed with the OP that she would stay out of his way whenever he's working.

Secondly, she prioritizes finishing up her makeup over her partner's important meeting. Work takes priority here as it's what pays their bills.

It might be tough at the beginning, but the OP needs to assert his boundaries here.

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