City of D.C. going to 1 day a week telework
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Anonymous
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Research shows that Return to Office does not help the corporate bottom line.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/24/return-to-office-mandates-company-performance/ |
Anonymous
| There won't be a brain drain, most private sector jobs are at will employment not mention most have at minimum a requirement of in person 3 days a week, and the way of the current economy is set up, means people wont leave the comfort of their govt job for a few extra dollars and more stress. |
Anonymous
| I know this is resurrecting an old text, but just to follow up at this topic… As noted, there was no COLA given in FY24 or FY25 for non-union DC employees and I was told that as we are now working on developing a spend plan for FY26 there will be no COLA included then, either. In the meantime, plenty of COLA’s all bargaining units (unions). This, of course, while we have been in a period of historically high levels of inflation. So obviously the end result are salaries that are considerably lower than what they were even a few years ago after adjusting for inflation. And, in my opinion, to add insult to injury, our agency never has had even the decency to explain anything about not receiving a COLA. They’ve just been completely radio silent. I’m not a big fan of unions as a general rule, but definitely see the need to organize wine in this case. Obviously the city takes advantage of those that it can get by with the screwing over. |
Anonymous
| Form a union then |
Anonymous
| Is everyone back to 5 days a week yet? |
Anonymous
| Has RTO for DC employees revitalized the city? |
Anonymous
Public sector is different than private sector. And I would maintain that younger/new employees need the in-person mentorship and networking to be successful. |
Anonymous
| DC government is RTO four days a week. |
Anonymous
| And no COLA’s |
Anonymous
| Well, do these workers really need a COLA? Did they even work? |
Anonymous
Here's the real question. One year later, are employees more productive or less? Are young people being mentored differently? Are sandwich shops recovering? |
Anonymous
That might be policy, but it surely is not practice. I’d like to see some actual data or I won’t believe it. |
Anonymous
+1 I've had a very hard time getting ahold of someone in the DC department of buildings for permitting. They offer "virtual appointments" or "digital walk-thrus". The staff I have dealt with via email are remarkably unresponsive. Prior to COVID, I could go in person and speak with them. I sincerely doubt that they are RTO in practice. https://dob.dc.gov/page/homeowners-center |
Anonymous
| I think DC is an example of how Fed RTO is going to go. It’s going to be a mandate, and the end result will be people in the office more than they were before, but between ad hoc telework, holidays and leave, people are in generally 3 days a week as opposed to 4. There are also some agencies not under the Mayor’s control (like OAG) that have completely ignored the RTO edict. |
Anonymous
| Agree |