Did you communicate to them that their absence blocked work? If you didn't, they likely thought that there were no problems and continued in that behavior. Par

Did you communicate to them that their absence blocked work? If you didn't, they likely thought that there were no problems and continued in that behavior. Part of what makes corporate America suck is the kind of passive aggressive resentments that never get expressed. Suddenly the remote worker finds that everyone hates him and has no clue why.