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Re:Ask HN: How to negotiate continuing to work remotely? by js8 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:22AM (#27126900)
Also don't forget to ask them if they have a functioning toilet at home. /s

These questions are extremely patronizing.

Re:Ask HN: How to negotiate continuing to work remotely? by 29athrowaway on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:37AM (#27126990)
It's a checklist.

First, it makes it clear that the stuff in the list becomes your own responsibility when you WFH.

Second, the annoyance of a one-time routine checklist you can cover in 3 minutes is infinitely better than any of those things going wrong.