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My boss wants us in the office to monitor when we leave. Is that fair?

Jonathan Rivett Careers contributor October 24, 2025 — 4.01am Advertisement

I work in public health. My shifts are split into half patient clinical contact and half non-clinical privileges. With the latter, I avoid our shared office, instead using a quiet place nearby because much of this work requires deep concentration. I find the shared office socialising interruptive. It disrupts the sustained concentration required to do the non-clinical part of my job. The quiet also helps the migraines I suffer from.

However, a higher-up has now mandated that all non-clinical shifts are to be spent in the communal workspace so that we can be monitored for not turning up on

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