City of D.C. going to 1 day a week telework

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is this memo does NOT cover OAG because it is an independent agency. THAT is the office that needs to go back to work in person everyday, given the crime and other issues in the area. There are some attorneys at OAG who have now moved out of state because previous Attorney General Karl Racine gave everyone the option to work remotely forever. THIS is a huge problem. Everyone in that office needs to be onsite.

Most of the OAG attorneys do things like real estate, tax, info law, healthcare etc…of course the criminal attorneys come in for court proceedings. I know because my DH works for OAG. He works really hard and is honestly probably underpaid. It’s not a bunch of slackers. He also does go in several days a week by choice.

[Anonymous]

Honestly if this is really about money, they could tax people who telework, including federal employees. That would be better than making people come in everyday and be resentful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Feds should all be back at least 3 days a week as well.

Why?

Because like it or not the District will not survive without a sustained federal workforce presence. It will also set an example and help private sector firms get greater return to offices numbers.

Otherwise the tax base of cities disappears and the US economy takes a hit. All about the economic reality of how America is set-up. You are not going to be able to convert significant amounts of commercial real estate to condos and if that is attempted you won’t find buyers.

That's silly. They don't need me coming to DC, sitting in a cubicle, using DC public utilities, then going home again. Nobody benefits from that. Also nobody benefits from making me come to DC to sit in a cubicle to do the exact same things for work that I do at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She promised COLAs in this press release - so how come you DC government employees aren't fighting???

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-signs-legislation-authorizing-pay-increases-and-bonuses-dc-government-employees

Your reading comprehension and/or understanding of government terms needs some assistance. That press release refers to the COLAs for FY 2022 and 2023. FY 2024 started in October 2023 and the non-union employees have not received a FY 2024 COLA nor has there been any discussion of when they might get a COLA for FY 2024. The union employees have guaranteed COLAs through FY 2025.

You stand corrected - FY 2023 COLA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She promised COLAs in this press release - so how come you DC government employees aren't fighting???

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-signs-legislation-authorizing-pay-increases-and-bonuses-dc-government-employees

Your reading comprehension and/or understanding of government terms needs some assistance. That press release refers to the COLAs for FY 2022 and 2023. FY 2024 started in October 2023 and the non-union employees have not received a FY 2024 COLA nor has there been any discussion of when they might get a COLA for FY 2024. The union employees have guaranteed COLAs through FY 2025.

You stand corrected - FY 2023 COLA

No sweetie, we received our FY 2023 COLA. The FY 2024 COLA should have taken effect in October 2023 because that is the start of the 2024 fiscal year, but we have not gotten it. I know that this is confusing to you, but those of us actually in DC government are well aware of our COLAs and whether or not we’ve gotten them. But carry on @sshat trying to school people in an area you know nothing about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update on federal agencies returning to a minimum of 50% in-office time in the DMV:

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/19/zients-biden-cabinet-return-to-office

50% in office is vastly different than the 80% Bowser is pushing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update on federal agencies returning to a minimum of 50% in-office time in the DMV:

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/19/zients-biden-cabinet-return-to-office

Blah blah blah. Zients has no authority over anyone. If federal RTO was a priority the President could do it in a snap. Feds aren’t RTOing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is this memo does NOT cover OAG because it is an independent agency. THAT is the office that needs to go back to work in person everyday, given the crime and other issues in the area. There are some attorneys at OAG who have now moved out of state because previous Attorney General Karl Racine gave everyone the option to work remotely forever. THIS is a huge problem. Everyone in that office needs to be onsite.

Most of the OAG attorneys do things like real estate, tax, info law, healthcare etc…of course the criminal attorneys come in for court proceedings. I know because my DH works for OAG. He works really hard and is honestly probably underpaid. It’s not a bunch of slackers. He also does go in several days a week by choice.

Okay, as a former OAG attorney myself, they should still return to work in person. They are not working every hour of every day when they are at home. I know this, you know this and most certainly, your husband knows this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She promised COLAs in this press release - so how come you DC government employees aren't fighting???

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-signs-legislation-authorizing-pay-increases-and-bonuses-dc-government-employees

Your reading comprehension and/or understanding of government terms needs some assistance. That press release refers to the COLAs for FY 2022 and 2023. FY 2024 started in October 2023 and the non-union employees have not received a FY 2024 COLA nor has there been any discussion of when they might get a COLA for FY 2024. The union employees have guaranteed COLAs through FY 2025.

You stand corrected - FY 2023 COLA

No sweetie, we received our FY 2023 COLA. The FY 2024 COLA should have taken effect in October 2023 because that is the start of the 2024 fiscal year, but we have not gotten it. I know that this is confusing to you, but those of us actually in DC government are well aware of our COLAs and whether or not we’ve gotten them. But carry on @sshat trying to school people in an area you know nothing about.

But why should you get a COLA when you aren't coming into work? You're saving money. It's a wash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She promised COLAs in this press release - so how come you DC government employees aren't fighting???

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-signs-legislation-authorizing-pay-increases-and-bonuses-dc-government-employees

Your reading comprehension and/or understanding of government terms needs some assistance. That press release refers to the COLAs for FY 2022 and 2023. FY 2024 started in October 2023 and the non-union employees have not received a FY 2024 COLA nor has there been any discussion of when they might get a COLA for FY 2024. The union employees have guaranteed COLAs through FY 2025.

You stand corrected - FY 2023 COLA

No sweetie, we received our FY 2023 COLA. The FY 2024 COLA should have taken effect in October 2023 because that is the start of the 2024 fiscal year, but we have not gotten it. I know that this is confusing to you, but those of us actually in DC government are well aware of our COLAs and whether or not we’ve gotten them. But carry on @sshat trying to school people in an area you know nothing about.

But why should you get a COLA when you aren't coming into work? You're saving money. It's a wash.

I would gladly give up my COLA if my job went fully remote or if I only had to come in 1 day a week, but instead we are being marched back into the office 4 days a week and not getting a COLA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is this memo does NOT cover OAG because it is an independent agency. THAT is the office that needs to go back to work in person everyday, given the crime and other issues in the area. There are some attorneys at OAG who have now moved out of state because previous Attorney General Karl Racine gave everyone the option to work remotely forever. THIS is a huge problem. Everyone in that office needs to be onsite.

Most of the OAG attorneys do things like real estate, tax, info law, healthcare etc…of course the criminal attorneys come in for court proceedings. I know because my DH works for OAG. He works really hard and is honestly probably underpaid. It’s not a bunch of slackers. He also does go in several days a week by choice.

Okay, as a former OAG attorney myself, they should still return to work in person. They are not working every hour of every day when they are at home. I know this, you know this and most certainly, your husband knows this.

I have news for you about working when in the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is this memo does NOT cover OAG because it is an independent agency. THAT is the office that needs to go back to work in person everyday, given the crime and other issues in the area. There are some attorneys at OAG who have now moved out of state because previous Attorney General Karl Racine gave everyone the option to work remotely forever. THIS is a huge problem. Everyone in that office needs to be onsite.

Most of the OAG attorneys do things like real estate, tax, info law, healthcare etc…of course the criminal attorneys come in for court proceedings. I know because my DH works for OAG. He works really hard and is honestly probably underpaid. It’s not a bunch of slackers. He also does go in several days a week by choice.

Okay, as a former OAG attorney myself, they should still return to work in person. They are not working every hour of every day when they are at home. I know this, you know this and most certainly, your husband knows this.

I have news for you about working when in the office.

This. When you’re working from home you’re always paranoid about people tracking your time online and you produce more just to not ruin your work from home benefits. There is a lot less work done in the office.

This has absolutely nothing to do with productivity and everything to do with kowtowing to developers and business owners who just want DC employees to buy a $6 coffee or a $15 sandwich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Feds should all be back at least 3 days a week as well.

Why?

Because like it or not the District will not survive without a sustained federal workforce presence. It will also set an example and help private sector firms get greater return to offices numbers.

Otherwise the tax base of cities disappears and the US economy takes a hit. All about the economic reality of how America is set-up. You are not going to be able to convert significant amounts of commercial real estate to condos and if that is attempted you won’t find buyers.

That's silly. They don't need me coming to DC, sitting in a cubicle, using DC public utilities, then going home again. Nobody benefits from that. Also nobody benefits from making me come to DC to sit in a cubicle to do the exact same things for work that I do at home.

The reason you are sitting in a cubicle is that you don’t see the need to fix the macroeconomic issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She promised COLAs in this press release - so how come you DC government employees aren't fighting???

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-signs-legislation-authorizing-pay-increases-and-bonuses-dc-government-employees

Your reading comprehension and/or understanding of government terms needs some assistance. That press release refers to the COLAs for FY 2022 and 2023. FY 2024 started in October 2023 and the non-union employees have not received a FY 2024 COLA nor has there been any discussion of when they might get a COLA for FY 2024. The union employees have guaranteed COLAs through FY 2025.

You stand corrected - FY 2023 COLA

No sweetie, we received our FY 2023 COLA. The FY 2024 COLA should have taken effect in October 2023 because that is the start of the 2024 fiscal year, but we have not gotten it. I know that this is confusing to you, but those of us actually in DC government are well aware of our COLAs and whether or not we’ve gotten them. But carry on @sshat trying to school people in an area you know nothing about.

But why should you get a COLA when you aren't coming into work? You're
saving money. It's a wash.

Why are you so slow about this? We do have to go into work and are also not getting a COLA. Keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Feds should all be back at least 3 days a week as well.

Why?

Because like it or not the District will not survive without a sustained federal workforce presence. It will also set an example and help private sector firms get greater return to offices numbers.

Otherwise the tax base of cities disappears and the US economy takes a hit. All about the economic reality of how America is set-up. You are not going to be able to convert significant amounts of commercial real estate to condos and if that is attempted you won’t find buyers.

That's silly. They don't need me coming to DC, sitting in a cubicle, using DC public utilities, then going home again. Nobody benefits from that. Also nobody benefits from making me come to DC to sit in a cubicle to do the exact same things for work that I do at home.

Maybe you are an outlier, but most people that commute into the city pay for parking or metro and patronize the local businesses.