Posting About Mouse Jigglers And Working Only 3 Hours Is Ruining It For The Rest Of Us, Says Remote Worker Who Sees WFH As A Privilege

A remote worker has had enough of people bragging online about doing the bare minimum while working from home. In a now-viral Reddit post on the r/WFH subreddit, user “fatherofallthings” issued a sharp PSA: “If you don't work a full 8+ hours a day, keep it to yourself.”

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“I'm so tired of seeing ‘I only work 3 hours,’ ‘Mouse jiggler saved my life,’ ‘How do I work 2 WFH jobs,’ ‘I do nothing,'” they wrote. “We get it. However, I'd like to think the vast majority of us actually take WFH as a privilege that we're willing to work for.”

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The user explained they purposely work long hours from home to prove they’re effective. “I could 200% get away with watching movies, playing games, etc., but I choose not to.” They warned that bragging about slacking off online only fuels return-to-office mandates.

“With all of the RTO stuff going on, please stop posting all over social media how you do nothing and get away with it,” they said. “Those of us that actually value the perk of WFH and our jobs don't deserve to lose the privilege just because you can't wait to brag on social media about having no workplace morals.”

While many agreed, the post also ignited a massive debate in the comments.

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‘You're the Loud few Rather Than the State of WFH as a Whole’

One commenter fired back, saying, “They don’t pay me for 8 hours, they pay me for the work I do.” Another chimed in, “If I can do my job in 3 hours and play a game near my desk while effectively putting myself "on call" and ready for a new task if one shows up until the day is over, then that's much better than someone who is spending 10 hours actively working on something.”

But others shared the original poster's concern, saying things like “Posts about not working just give companies fuel to make people return to the office.” One cautioned that their company “let go quite a few people last year for using mouse jigglers and time theft.”

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Plenty of users pointed out that not all remote jobs are the same. Some have endless workloads; others are project-based and vary day to day. And some said the problem isn't people doing less work — it’s them talking about it publicly. “If you have one of these luxury jobs where you're getting away with something, don't talk about it. Just count your blessings.”

As the discussion unfolded, many agreed that WFH isn’t perfect, but it’s worth protecting.

“WFH is the best thing that's ever happened to me,” the original poster wrote. “If you do nothing? Cool. Keep doing that. I don’t care. But you posting about it only worsens even your own case and future.”

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