Biden wants RTO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biden won’t eff up my life. I will watch Netflix at my desk. Eat my snacks.
YouTube and online shopping. FaceTime my dog.
Very long breakfast, lunching, and shits.
I will not work though.

WOW! You should be fired!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/30/dc-area-leaders-in-person-work-federal-government/

Yeah, this news is so old and repeated

It was in the newspaper today, based on a letter sent yesterday. Maybe it's repeated because they have a valid argument.

I think it’s repeated because the Post and District leaders now realize the call to RTO in reality is going to be in reality very very minimal simply isn’t going to generate the revenue needed.

Word salad.
I think it’s repeated because the Post and District leaders now realize the call to RTO is going to be in reality very very minimal and it simply isn’t going to generate the revenue needed.

Maybe they need to think a bit harder about why the city’s economy relies on federal employees buying a coffee and sandwich a couple times per week. Even if we returned to going into the office 4 days per week (pre-pandemic I teleworked one day per week), I don’t think that would get me to go back to my previous spending habits. Prices are higher, salaries not so much, and I’d prefer to bring my lunch and not waste money at the limited establishments near my office. Would rather spend on a nice dinner with my family on the weekend.

Why can’t you bring your own lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biden won’t eff up my life. I will watch Netflix at my desk. Eat my snacks.
YouTube and online shopping. FaceTime my dog.
Very long breakfast, lunching, and shits.
I will not work though.

I know a fed who actually did this sort of stuff in office.

[Anonymous]

During the pandemic all these downtown businesses got lavish bailouts like PPP, etc. And now years later they still want even more subsidies? The world has moved on and nobody with a computer needs to commute anymore. Time for these laggards to adjust, or else we should also bring back the horse and carriage industry - fair is fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic all these downtown businesses got lavish bailouts like PPP, etc. And now years later they still want even more subsidies? The world has moved on and nobody with a computer needs to commute anymore. Time for these laggards to adjust, or else we should also bring back the horse and carriage industry - fair is fair.

I want paper, a pot of ink and a quill to write with in the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic all these downtown businesses got lavish bailouts like PPP, etc. And now years later they still want even more subsidies? The world has moved on and nobody with a computer needs to commute anymore. Time for these laggards to adjust, or else we should also bring back the horse and carriage industry - fair is fair.

Let me try this..

"During the pandemic these downtown workers got extreme flexibilities to stay at home and even got checks in the mail from the government with no strings attached. And now years later they still want these benefits? The world has moved on and there is no need to stay separated at home anymore. Time for people to adjust, or else we should all keep movie theaters and restaurants and churches closed- fair is fair."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic all these downtown businesses got lavish bailouts like PPP, etc. And now years later they still want even more subsidies? The world has moved on and nobody with a computer needs to commute anymore. Time for these laggards to adjust, or else we should also bring back the horse and carriage industry - fair is fair.

Let me try this..

"During the pandemic these downtown workers got extreme flexibilities to stay at home and even got checks in the mail from the government with no strings attached. And now years later they still want these benefits? The world has moved on and there is no need to stay separated at home anymore. Time for people to adjust, or else we should all keep movie theaters and restaurants and churches closed- fair is fair."

Here, lets try this:

Workers in the US and around the world have effectively shown that they can successfully work from home. It isn't employees responsibility to support failing businesses who refuse to change their business model to reflect the changes. Likewise, some people have immune compromised family members and forcing them back into the office, can greatly impact that family members health. If an employee is under preforming, they should be terminated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/30/dc-area-leaders-in-person-work-federal-government/

Yeah, this news is so old and repeated

It was in the newspaper today, based on a letter sent yesterday. Maybe it's repeated because they have a valid argument.

I think it’s repeated because the Post and District leaders now realize the call to RTO in reality is going to be in reality very very minimal simply isn’t going to generate the revenue needed.

Word salad.
I think it’s repeated because the Post and District leaders now realize the call to RTO is going to be in reality very very minimal and it simply isn’t going to generate the revenue needed.

Maybe they need to think a bit harder about why the city’s economy relies on federal employees buying a coffee and sandwich a couple times per week. Even if we returned to going into the office 4 days per week (pre-pandemic I teleworked one day per week), I don’t think that would get me to go back to my previous spending habits. Prices are higher, salaries not so much, and I’d prefer to bring my lunch and not waste money at the limited establishments near my office. Would rather spend on a nice dinner with my family on the weekend.

Remember too that it wasn’t that long ago that the Post was celebrating WFH as the new normal - that it was so much better for productivity, health, emotional state, etc. I think the Post now is just showing it’s true colors as a megaphone for the capitalists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic all these downtown businesses got lavish bailouts like PPP, etc. And now years later they still want even more subsidies? The world has moved on and nobody with a computer needs to commute anymore. Time for these laggards to adjust, or else we should also bring back the horse and carriage industry - fair is fair.

Let me try this..

"During the pandemic these downtown workers got extreme flexibilities to stay at home and even got checks in the mail from the government with no strings attached. And now years later they still want these benefits? The world has moved on and there is no need to stay separated at home anymore. Time for people to adjust, or else we should all keep movie theaters and restaurants and churches closed- fair is fair."

Welcome to the 21st century! Did you just wake up and miss the whole part about the internet? Computers and the internet have made stuffy old office buildings obsolete for white-collar workers. You're trying to sell us a 19th century innovation from when horses and buggies were also still around.

Also, the real reason CRE is hurting is because employers are not renewing leases, not because their employees are not coming in. It's because employers themselves have recognized that they don't need all that useless office space anymore. So go scream at corporate tenants for downshifting their office footprints instead of blaming the rank-and-file for not buying enough sandwiches.

[Anonymous]

Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

Thanks room mom. Unfortunately this issue negatively affects thousands of federal workers and we now see the reasoning behind RTO is to simply appease the moneyed class at the expense of labor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

Thanks room mom. Unfortunately this issue negatively affects thousands of federal workers and we now see the reasoning behind RTO is to simply appease the moneyed class at the expense of labor.

You don't have to like the reason; you just have to comply with it. Do you fight your management like this whenever they decide on something work related that you disagree with? Or is this somewhat "special"?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

Thanks room mom. Unfortunately this issue negatively affects thousands of federal workers and we now see the reasoning behind RTO is to simply appease the moneyed class at the expense of labor.

You don't have to like the reason; you just have to comply with it. Do you fight your management like this whenever they decide on something work related that you disagree with? Or is this somewhat "special"?

Oh, the reason absolutely matters. For example, if my boss asked me to fetch lunch from the Chipotle downstairs or go to the dry cleaner for him, I would remind him that as an IT technician that's not part of my job description. Likewise, it's not in my job description to come downtown and force me to spend money on the Chipotle or dry cleaner there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

Thanks room mom. Unfortunately this issue negatively affects thousands of federal workers and we now see the reasoning behind RTO is to simply appease the moneyed class at the expense of labor.

You don't have to like the reason; you just have to comply with it. Do you fight your management like this whenever they decide on something work related that you disagree with? Or is this somewhat "special"?

Oh, the reason absolutely matters. For example, if my boss asked me to fetch lunch from the Chipotle downstairs or go to the dry cleaner for him, I would remind him that as an IT technician that's not part of my job description. Likewise, it's not in my job description to come downtown and force me to spend money on the Chipotle or dry cleaner there.

oh brother... where did we get these people?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Childish bickering is shameful folks. You are not in 3rd grade.

Thanks room mom. Unfortunately this issue negatively affects thousands of federal workers and we now see the reasoning behind RTO is to simply appease the moneyed class at the expense of labor.

You don't have to like the reason; you just have to comply with it. Do you fight your management like this whenever they decide on something work related that you disagree with? Or is this somewhat "special"?

Oh, the reason absolutely matters. For example, if my boss asked me to fetch lunch from the Chipotle downstairs or go to the dry cleaner for him, I would remind him that as an IT technician that's not part of my job description. Likewise, it's not in my job description to come downtown and force me to spend money on the Chipotle or dry cleaner there.

Your PD says your home is your official duty station?