RTO EO is up

That was my first reaction. Remote workers are already at their duty stations.

I agree some agency heads will use this to bring people in more, but they would have anyway. Those who can't or don't care have room not to. If you are lucky and nothing changes for you, I think it would be smart to not draw attention.

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01/20/2025 19:22

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Wow.

Also wondering if private sector will follow. One Biglaw firm recently announced 5 days a week in office.

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01/20/2025 19:22

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Anonymous wrote:Glad I got my popcorn early.

Does it turn you on when other people’s lives are upended?

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01/20/2025 19:23

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Does subject to applicable laws means where there are collective bargaining agreements?

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01/20/2025 19:24

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Anonymous wrote:Remote workers are the ones whose duty stations are their homes, so this makes no sense.

That was my first reaction. Remote workers are already at their duty stations.

I agree some agency heads will use this to bring people in more, but they would have anyway. Those who can't or don't care have room not to. If you are lucky and nothing changes for you, I think it would be smart to not draw attention.

Exactly - keep your head down and let time pass

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01/20/2025 19:24

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What about bargaining contracts and ADA accommodations!

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01/20/2025 19:25

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The governments pressured private companies to RTO, so the Feds and local governments should too.

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01/20/2025 19:26

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remote work and telework are different

Can you explain this more? I am at USPTO and an online form says 100% at home is remote but other places say telework.

From OPM’s website:

In practice, telework is a work arrangement that allows employees to have regularly scheduled days on which they telework and regularly scheduled days when they work in their agency worksite. In contrast, remote work is an arrangement in which an employee, under a written remote work agreement, is scheduled to perform his or her work at an alternative worksite and is not expected to perform work at an agency worksite on a regular and recurring basis. A remote worker’s official worksite may be within or outside the local commuting area of an agency worksite.