Working from Office During Blizzard: AITA for Leaving Partners Mother to Babysit?

Working during a blizzard is already stressful, but this Reddit post turns it into a full-on family scheduling war. The Northeast is getting crushed, and one new mom is staring at her work calendar like it might decide whether she keeps her job or blows up her relationship.

Here’s the mess: her partner asked her to work from home all week. Upper management has been lenient since her infant was born 10 months ago, even though it’s not technically a formal benefit. Meanwhile, the partner’s 60-year-old mother is supposed to travel from Brooklyn to Midtown and babysit their son for hours, just so the house can stay functional while the storm rages.

And Wednesday is the day OP wants to go in, even though it would mean leaving the partner’s mom stuck in the weather and the plan.

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My partner had already asked me to work from home all week because of the massive blizzard affecting the Northeast coast. Upper management at my job has already given me significant leeway to work from home since my infant was born 10 months ago, even though it was not part of the job's benefits.

I do not want to endanger my position or make upper management reluctant to provide this benefit to any future employee who finds themselves in my situation. To her point, she is looking out for the comfort and well-being of her 60-year-old mother, who will have to travel from Brooklyn to Midtown and babysit our son for many hours.

Am I the a*****e for wanting to go to work on Wednesday regardless?

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OP isn’t just deciding between office and home, she’s weighing the blizzard commute against her partner’s plan to have the 60-year-old mother travel from Brooklyn to Midtown to babysit.</p>

The complication gets sharper because upper management has already been giving her leeway to work from home since the baby arrived, and she’s worried that one move could change that forever.</p>

While her partner wants her safe at home, OP is stuck on the fact that the mother-in-law’s “comfort and well-being” depends on her still showing up in the storm.</p>

Then comes Wednesday, the specific day OP wants to go into the office, and suddenly everyone’s priorities collide.</p>

What would you do in this situation? Share your opinion in the comments.

OP might not be the a-hole, but she’s about to find out exactly how her partner feels about the mother-in-law doing the risky part.