Remote workers (former) - specific question for you…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, as long as your group is not subject to a reorg/RIF I would expect it to continue. My duty station was changed, the “field office” is small and not at all related to my section, it’s an unpleasant commute, I don’t like it at all, and I don’t expect it to change. They’re more likely to wear me down this way than forcing an official relocation to DC. My timesheet says I’m “in office.”

But is forcing an official relocation to DC something you think they can do? How? Just arbitrarily change your duty station on your SF50?

6:26 here. The way it worked in my agency was those on remote work agreements were told the agreement would be cancelled effective X date. That essentially forced people to move before that date or quit. I know someone who tried to renew the RWA after January but before X date, and they refused to renew it so that person ended up in DC much earlier than X date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of the remote workers at my agency had to either move to DC or quit. Relocation was not paid either.

This happened at my agency, too. (My former one, I was gone by then.) Initially they assigned them to local offices, then they made them move to DC.

[Anonymous]

So if my DH’s agency is still letting many people work from the local offices with no end in sight, can we count on being able to live and work remotely for the long haul? He doesn’t retire for another 15 years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if my DH’s agency is still letting many people work from the local offices with no end in sight, can we count on being able to live and work remotely for the long haul? He doesn’t retire for another 15 years!

Well, now that this administration made it permanent and he’s no longer working remotely since he’s in the office each day, sounds like he’ll be able to stay. Can he ask his management to find out? Or is he trying to fly under the radar?