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Tecktrain

Is this a reasonable ask?

Hey so im still new at my job, about to make half a year, and im pretty happy so far. Recently though we had a few people from upper seniority be let go, one of which was my boss who was super cool. He would let me come into the office twice a week because that's what he would also do, although technically we have a 3 day in office policy.

This worked really well for me because I also live really far from the office, with my commute being 2 hours +, potentially 3 when it snows, aswell as being a bit expensive. It's also worth noting that im still taking tests with one coming up, so the extra time not commuting is super great.

Well I mentioned my old structure to my new boss, and they said that they'd be fine with it aslong as thier boss(Same person my old boss reported to) is okay with it. This person is also generally really nice, and I've had a good experience working with them so far, but im hesitant to ask them about going back to my old structure in the case that it comes off as unreasonable, and painting me in a bad light especially since I'm still pretty new.

So what do you guys think, am I being unreasonable? Also for context there are other people in the office, who I know are allowed to do the 2 day structure because they also live far, but they do definitely have seniority over me.

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

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