JPMorgan Chase

It's a nice-looking office.

Everything ultimately depends on HR and upper management.

I broke my foot and needed surgery, which made it impossible for me to go into the office. I informed my manager and requested to work from home during my recovery, but the process was unnecessarily complicated because I needed approval from HR.

While waiting for their decision, I received an attendance warning and was written up, despite my situation. I was even told that if I didn’t come in, I would be fired.

When I brought this up to my manager, he said he had no say in the matter. But how does that make sense? As my direct supervisor, shouldn’t he have some authority in these decisions? It became clear that he had no real influence—just another worker following orders.

Stop micromanaging employees.