Any chance of remote work as a fed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My agency would move you to one of our bureau's offices in that other state. You would be commuting to a cube surrounded by strangers but technically "RTO."

Same. We call them field offices. My agency has offices in every single state and pretty much all over though. My subagency office here in the DC area has a lot of formerly remote people who are just sitting in cubes now. They don't work in our subagency at all.

[Anonymous]

See if you could hold off on asking for a year. Things have very slightly loosened at my agency and I think they will continue to do so. Not overnight, but it will gradually happen.

[Anonymous]

Ask. Starting with your boss, and make the case for it consistent with whatever exceptions are available. Could happen, depends on how needed you really are.

[Anonymous]

My agency won't do it, but other agencies might. Definitely worth asking. The worst that can happen is that they say no.

If you have a field office where you can work near your new location, that's another option.

[Anonymous]

Does another agency have space where you can sit? We have a few people who were remote that now sit in other federal agency space. I think we just do a MOU with the other agency and we don't pay rent or anything.

[Anonymous]

If you're MAGA and can handle a low GS 5-7 salary my agency will hire you into a remote position and pay a $50k sign on bonus. Search for "Homeland Defender" on USAJobs.

[Anonymous]

Given that you're moving anyway, I see no downside to asking--if they say no, it's not like you'll be around for them to retaliate against.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a lot of sick leave to use and take a leave of absence? And maybe add LWOP?

[Anonymous]

We moved someone to critical workforce need and they telework full time but it was a very unique situation.

[Anonymous]

If they can't afford to lose you. Like you've been there for 20 years and they don't have a succession plan. But if a wake up call for them and telework will likely be temporary for a year or two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they can't afford to lose you. Like you've been there for 20 years and they don't have a succession plan. But if a wake up call for them and telework will likely be temporary for a year or two.

That won't cut it in my agency. Not even close.

[Anonymous]

My agency hosts other feds who live in my city, because thier agency doesn’t have an office in my city. Could look into that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:See if you could hold off on asking for a year. Things have very slightly loosened at my agency and I think they will continue to do so. Not overnight, but it will gradually happen.

+1

And if you can’t get approval now, don’t quit. Request FMLA (even if unpaid) for these family care issues and kick the can. Perhaps managers will be willing to push back a bit more if there is a blue wave at midterms.

[Anonymous]

You shouldn’t be allowed if others aren’t allowed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they can't afford to lose you. Like you've been there for 20 years and they don't have a succession plan. But if a wake up call for them and telework will likely be temporary for a year or two.

That won't cut it in my agency. Not even close.

Right! We couldn’t even get an active duty military spouse approved.