Return to work- fed edition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Interior MIB, we heard rumblings about being asked to come back between Jan and March but do not have any new guidance on the process. They changed our telework and remote work policies and made it easier (less approvals) to telework, so once max telework is removed, I imagine a lot of us will just continue to telework or remote work.

Think again. My bureau got our notice this week. I heard DOI had finalized and all bureaus will be getting theirs soon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed returning in January. Managers are returning before non supervisors.

Smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed returning in January. Managers are returning before non supervisors.

why and do what?

[Anonymous]

DOE got notice last Friday with return dates based on Position Category but we were never informed of what position category we are in. Site Critical personal need to return 1/18, Site Flexible need to return 1/31, and site optional need to return 2/14.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DOE got notice last Friday with return dates based on Position Category but we were never informed of what position category we are in. Site Critical personal need to return 1/18, Site Flexible need to return 1/31, and site optional need to return 2/14.

Thank you for being the first to actual give good information. Appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed returning in January. Managers are returning before non supervisors.

why and do what?

Make sure everything is ready, equipment is there and plan for employee return. We’ve had a lot of turn over and I have new employees who have never been in the office/ don’t have cubicles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DOE got notice last Friday with return dates based on Position Category but we were never informed of what position category we are in. Site Critical personal need to return 1/18, Site Flexible need to return 1/31, and site optional need to return 2/14.

Thank you for being the first to actual give good information. Appreciated.

DOI bureau here- politicals all returned this week, managers return 1/31 (last day) and employees return in March. Specific dates are determined by managers. I’ve heard this from 2 bureaus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DOE got notice last Friday with return dates based on Position Category but we were never informed of what position category we are in. Site Critical personal need to return 1/18, Site Flexible need to return 1/31, and site optional need to return 2/14.

Another DOE here. We don't even have updated flexi agreement for 2022 yet. I thought I was in "2/14 group", my manager thought we are all in "1/31 group". I thought that email was premature given there has been no discussion/info given to the programs yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DOE got notice last Friday with return dates based on Position Category but we were never informed of what position category we are in. Site Critical personal need to return 1/18, Site Flexible need to return 1/31, and site optional need to return 2/14.

Another DOE here. We don't even have updated flexi agreement for 2022 yet. I thought I was in "2/14 group", my manager thought we are all in "1/31 group". I thought that email was premature given there has been no discussion/info given to the programs yet.

Pre-mature but almost 60 days fair warning. No grumbling of 'shock' when its finalized.

[Anonymous]

MSPB has been back 1 day a week. This means you could be on a zoom call with your coworkers. It makes zero sense. Covid cases are being announced every week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Interior MIB, we heard rumblings about being asked to come back between Jan and March but do not have any new guidance on the process. They changed our telework and remote work policies and made it easier (less approvals) to telework, so once max telework is removed, I imagine a lot of us will just continue to telework or remote work.

Think again. My bureau got our notice this week. I heard DOI had finalized and all bureaus will be getting theirs soon

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that lack of communication, though!

[Anonymous]

I just signed my tw and will be full time remote. So that’s happening too!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any other feds get their marching orders this week? We all just got 30 day notices on our return to work.

Personally I do want to return to work, but even I was shocked. Coworkers are a little bitter.

I'm a Fed (w/NAVSEA) and we've been back to work for months. They want minimum half time in the office. I hate WFH but most of the stuff I do can only be done on site, anyway.

[Anonymous]

We’ve been back for one month.

[Anonymous]

State's NCR region hasn't heard anything yet. We're going to get 2 weeks' warning as we've already formally pivoted back to in-office posture as a Department, but the NCR has not yet. Last week's meeting said not mid-December so we'll hear next week about early January.