Working from home employee has roommate in same company, gets annoyed when she suggests she'll stop covering for her being late for meetings

Most people have coworkers whom they can just about tolerate for 8 hours a day, but would struggle if they had to take them home as well. As such, it takes a close and understanding relationship for two people to work for the same company and live under the same roof. It requires a certain amount of patience and forgiveness, even with the most accommodating of roommates.

However, there are also benefits to living and working in the same place, not least if you are remote. Maybe one of you can make lunch while the other one holds down the fort, or you can provide some cover if the other person is not feeling so good. There is an upside to everything, but it is vital not to overexploit that.

One woman got fed up with the coworker with whom she shared her apartment after she expected her to cover for her being late to meetings one too many times. They had had a coworking space in their home for eight months, and over that time, she had been late to almost every single meeting they shared together.

Their manager always expected her roommate to tell her what was happening, and she was becoming uncomfortable having to lie about 15 minute abscences. When she raised this issue with her colleague and roomie, she was brushed off, and she wondered if it would be unacceptable if she stopped making excuses for her.