Does your job allow working from home one day a week (or more)?

[Anonymous]

I am also a Fed and I telework 4 days a week and go into the office one day a week (unless I am travelling). The nature of my position requires me to be on the phone and in front of my computer - and it can be done from anywhere. I do have the flexibility to do it from anywhere that has a solid internet connection.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. We're only allowed to telework one day a week if we have a long commute, which I think is very unfair. I only have a 10 minute commute, and thus won't be allowed.

Another fed here, I've never heard of telework policies being tied to how far away you live, our union would have a fit (I'm in management). Our rule is that people need to be in the office 2 days a week, so if you don't work a compressed schedule you could telework 3 days a week (one of my employees does). The large majority of our people telework 2 days a week.

Fed here. Before our division adopted a more comprehensive telework program, telework was limited to basically the people who commuted from Fredericksburg or Woodbridge. Don't know why the union would have an issue with length of commute being a consideration, since reducing traffic congestion is one of the goals of the federal government telework push.

Yeah, this would not be a fair policy at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work for a huge company, and it varies across the board. My division does not allow regular teleworking, except for very few people who work remotely 100% of the time. On my team, we are allowed an occasional work from home day if, say, you are waiting for the plumber or the cable guy, but not "just because". At least my boss was flexible enough to allow people to work from home during last winter's snow storms, otherwise I would have blown through all my PTO. And btw, there is no logistical or technological reason for this, everyone has laptops and VPN so it's very feasible to do work remotely, they just don't want us to.

My old company was like this too, it was a trust issue. My issue with that is that the research doesn't back that up (that if you are not in the office every day you aren't as productive).

The difference with my current job is that they hire a ton of younger folks - lots of people in their 20s - and I think there is just more of an expectation. My former company skewed older and leadership was really resistant.

[Anonymous]

I telework 3 days a week, office for two. It has made a HUGE impact on my family life.

I won't work full time from home. As they say, there's a fine line between telecommuting and being a shut in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work from home one day a week, unless I really need to be in the office. I'm in the minority here, but I am actually less productive at home than at the office. I mean, the dishes get washed and the laundry hung up, but that's not for my employer's benefit.

I am WAY less productive at home. It always baffles me when so many people say they're more so.

[Anonymous]

I go to the office one day a week. I telework the other days.

It works beautifully.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, but a long commute should not matter. You choose where you live. If one person chose to live 10 minutes away and made the same salary as someone else 1 hour away how would that be justified? Would you go into their personal lives and compare notes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work from home one day a week, unless I really need to be in the office. I'm in the minority here, but I am actually less productive at home than at the office. I mean, the dishes get washed and the laundry hung up, but that's not for my employer's benefit.

I am WAY less productive at home. It always baffles me when so many people say they're more so.

This is personality based and work based. I have a CS degree and used to be a programmer. A programmer should be able to work from home with no issue, but I think that some face time is important.....particularly for naturally introverted people. It's not for everyone. I know people to whom it is available that don't want it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a huge company, and it varies across the board. My division does not allow regular teleworking, except for very few people who work remotely 100% of the time. On my team, we are allowed an occasional work from home day if, say, you are waiting for the plumber or the cable guy, but not "just because". At least my boss was flexible enough to allow people to work from home during last winter's snow storms, otherwise I would have blown through all my PTO. And btw, there is no logistical or technological reason for this, everyone has laptops and VPN so it's very feasible to do work remotely, they just don't want us to.

My old company was like this too, it was a trust issue. My issue with that is that the research doesn't back that up (that if you are not in the office every day you aren't as productive).

The difference with my current job is that they hire a ton of younger folks - lots of people in their 20s - and I think there is just more of an expectation. My former company skewed older and leadership was really resistant.

I work for large financial firm in tysons. They have encouraged telecommuting up to 2 days per week but it is a problem in our group. People are not supposed to telecommute and do day care but practically every meeting I am on there is a small kid crying or yelling in background. The benefit has really been abused. They really should shut it down for our group. but everyone seems to protect each other. the company is dysfunctional anyways.

[Anonymous]

Ah no, I'm a nurse, LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah no, I'm a nurse, LOL

Me too, would be nice though.

[Anonymous]

DH works at home 1-2 days a week and sometimes more if needed (to pick kids up, etc.)

He works for a software company.

[Anonymous]

I work for a tech company and many of us work from home a couple of days per week.

It makes a big difference for me because my commute is about 45-60 minutes each way. I'd rather be getting work done than driving.

But, its all a balance. I thought working from home would mean more time with my kids in the afternoon (b/c I'd shift my hours earlier b/c of not commuting in the am). In reality, the afternoon is busy (conference calls, deadlines, etc.). Still, I like being around a couple of afternoons (even if the babysitter still has to do the pick ups, etc.).

[Anonymous]

No. I am a Fed. My work deals with PII (SSN's) personal identifying information. Our division will not allow any of its 3,000+ people to telecommute. It is the most micromanaged sector of the agency and I hate it.

Count yourself blessed if you have the opportunity to telecommute.

[Anonymous]

Yes, 50% telework allowed and you still do compressed schedules. So someone who worked 4-10s would only be in the office once a week. Federal office.