Not really, managers like this always seem to put up with this with remote workers because at the office that behavior is much more noticeable than it is from home. The manager notices it from home and if he/she has no spine then nothing gets done. However, at work others tend to notice this much more and then it ultimately gets mentioned to HR by them and then HR takes steps to rectify it, Even if the manager won't move on it. I have personally seen this in action many times over the years. I've even seen managers get fired trying to cover this up too. It is the combination of telcommuting with bad management oversight that is the real problem here, not just telecommuting itself . I did not mean to imply that it was just telecommuting. However, the occurence percentage for it happening does tend go up with telecommuting in general IMHO and in my experience over 25 years in the industry. 😀