Bee 🐝(@beemyli):HR: We’re giving employees flexible working hours. Employee: So I can choose when I start? HR: Within reason. Employee: And when I finish? HR: As long as your work gets done. Employee: Great. Employee: I’ll start at 10 tomorrow. Manager: Why? Employee: Flexible hours. Manager: The team starts at 8. Employee: I thought the whole point was flexibility. Manager: Flexibility doesn’t mean you can choose whatever you want. Employee: Then what exactly am I choosing? Manager: Your flexibility. Employee: That sounds suspiciously like permission.

2026.08.17 19:41

HR: We’re giving employees flexible working hours. Employee: So I can choose when I start? HR: Within reason. Employee: And when I finish? HR: As long as your work gets done. Employee: Great. Employee: I’ll start at 10 tomorrow. Manager: Why? Employee: Flexible hours. Manager: The team starts at 8. Employee: I thought the whole point was flexibility. Manager: Flexibility doesn’t mean you can choose whatever you want. Employee: Then what exactly am I choosing? Manager: Your flexibility. Employee: That sounds suspiciously like permission.