How many of you work after hours?

[Anonymous]

I used to work after hours all the time. I teleworked three days a week and would attend to emails and respond to calls before and after my official work day started. I’m a fed and now that I’m back in the office with no telework I leave my work at work. I repurposed my home office and don’t bring my computer home anymore. I don’t get nearly as much work done at the office but it’s what my leadership wants.

[Anonymous]

Yes, not much though. Never work more than 45 hours a week. I actually feel like this is pretty generous compared to a lot of companies. I think a lot of upper GS level Feds don’t realize how good they have it in terms of salary vs. hours.

[Anonymous]

Yes, constantly. In my line of work (academia), there's absolutely no divide between "work hours" and "non-work hours." Evenings, weekends, holidays are all fair game.

[Anonymous]

Yes..but more when I worked from home. Now I have to lug the laptop on the metro so I only do that when I really need the time. I used to regularly check in in the evening as I work with folks in several time zones. Fed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, constantly. In my line of work (academia), there's absolutely no divide between "work hours" and "non-work hours." Evenings, weekends, holidays are all fair game.

But you also don't really have a 9-5, do you?

[Anonymous]

Yes, lawyer. Billable hour requirements, deadlines, or just to be prepared.

[Anonymous]

Yes but it's cyclical for me. When there's a hot item that needs to make it to the finish line I'll work insane hours and weekends, but eventually that subsides for a while, and no one bothers me if I take it easy for a few weeks after.

[Anonymous]

I’m a lawyer in biglaw, so there is no “regular hours” vs “after hours”. I work biglaw hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Fed. I used to but no longer. Especially since I am not allowed to telework.

You are not allowed to telework during regular tour of duty. But you are free to telework after working hours.

You mean unpaid teleworker.

No thanks.

[Anonymous]

Yes and I don’t telework. I commute daily and then come home and work more. I also work about 4hrs sunday night to prep for the week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Fed. I used to but no longer. Especially since I am not allowed to telework.

You are not allowed to telework during regular tour of duty. But you are free to telework after working hours.

You mean unpaid teleworker.

No thanks.

i think most people here are assuming salaries workers. Obviously hourly office workers should not work after hours. Salaried workers are paid to get a job done. Most salaried workers don’t have the luxury to miss deadlines .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Fed. I used to but no longer. Especially since I am not allowed to telework.

You are not allowed to telework during regular tour of duty. But you are free to telework after working hours.

No I’m not actually - my agency is incredibly punitive so I am not going to risk an accusation that I was teleworking impermissibly. More importantly why would I do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to work after hours all the time. I teleworked three days a week and would attend to emails and respond to calls before and after my official work day started. I’m a fed and now that I’m back in the office with no telework I leave my work at work. I repurposed my home office and don’t bring my computer home anymore. I don’t get nearly as much work done at the office but it’s what my leadership wants.

+1. they get what they get.

[Anonymous]

Fed and i used to. Now telework is banned, so we aren't allowed to work after hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Fed. I used to but no longer. Especially since I am not allowed to telework.

You are not allowed to telework during regular tour of duty. But you are free to telework after working hours.

You mean unpaid teleworker.

No thanks.

i think most people here are assuming salaries workers. Obviously hourly office workers should not work after hours. Salaried workers are paid to get a job done. Most salaried workers don’t have the luxury to miss deadlines .

Salaried Feds don’t work after hours anymore by and large. I will only do so if I get credit hours and permission for situational telework which my boss does not allow.