When will OPM make a call for Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

They made the right call. It's bad out there.

I went out and tried to clear my driveway, but gave up after 15 minutes. There's nowhere to put the snow unless I take the massive jerk route and pile it into the neighbors' yards on both sides of me.

[Anonymous]

Curious if anyone’s agency grants admin leave for weather safety for non-telework employees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They made the right call. It's bad out there.

I went out and tried to clear my driveway, but gave up after 15 minutes. There's nowhere to put the snow unless I take the massive jerk route and pile it into the neighbors' yards on both sides of me.

I don't think tomorrow will be much different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They made the right call. It's bad out there.

I went out and tried to clear my driveway, but gave up after 15 minutes. There's nowhere to put the snow unless I take the massive jerk route and pile it into the neighbors' yards on both sides of me.

I don't think tomorrow will be much different.

The difference is that people will use their cars. More than half of the cars on my street are stuck due to the snowplow walling them into their own driveways. We are all digging out tomorrow. Our street is plowed and all the major roads are clear, so the only thing left is car liberation day!

For the snow-in-yard PP, ask your neighbors. I wouldn't mind getting a mountain of snow in my front yard, as long as you're not blocking the sidewalk or my driveway.

[Anonymous]

CLOSED!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They made the right call. It's bad out there.

I went out and tried to clear my driveway, but gave up after 15 minutes. There's nowhere to put the snow unless I take the massive jerk route and pile it into the neighbors' yards on both sides of me.

I don't think tomorrow will be much different.

The roads may be plowed at least. Our street is not plowed yet and it’s just not passable. A few neighbors tried to get out and got stuck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm predicting open with unscheduled telework.

If not, I'm using one of my limited telework days. I'm not risking falling on my walk to metro (no sidewalks are cleared). I'm also sitting around with a heat pack on my back from shoveling which is a lot harder to do in the office.

I don't know of any agencies with limited telework days. Or telework at all.

We have situational telework, only when it benefits the government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone’s agency grants admin leave for weather safety for non-telework employees?

Umm yes that’s what offices closed means. My dh cannot telework so he get weather leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They made the right call. It's bad out there.

I went out and tried to clear my driveway, but gave up after 15 minutes. There's nowhere to put the snow unless I take the massive jerk route and pile it into the neighbors' yards on both sides of me.

You all put the snow on your yards. Yards dont matter regarding snow.

Is your driveway bounded on both sides by neighbors? Are you on a pipestem?

[Anonymous]

Why don't you all have snow blowers? They aren’t expensive and make quick work of plowed in cars and driveways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone’s agency grants admin leave for weather safety for non-telework employees?

Umm yes that’s what offices closed means. My dh cannot telework so he get weather leave.

It’s apparently left to agency leadership on whether to grant it and my agency has explicitly said it won’t offer it to non-telework employees which is why almost everyone has signed one. I saw over on reddit some people say the same but others seemed to say they expected to get admin leave which made me think some agencies are allowing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone’s agency grants admin leave for weather safety for non-telework employees?

Umm yes that’s what offices closed means. My dh cannot telework so he get weather leave.

It’s apparently left to agency leadership on whether to grant it and my agency has explicitly said it won’t offer it to non-telework employees which is why almost everyone has signed one. I saw over on reddit some people say the same but others seemed to say they expected to get admin leave which made me think some agencies are allowing it.

That’s not what OPM’s status says…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone’s agency grants admin leave for weather safety for non-telework employees?

Umm yes that’s what offices closed means. My dh cannot telework so he get weather leave.

It’s apparently left to agency leadership on whether to grant it and my agency has explicitly said it won’t offer it to non-telework employees which is why almost everyone has signed one. I saw over on reddit some people say the same but others seemed to say they expected to get admin leave which made me think some agencies are allowing it.

No, this is wrong. They can't make you telework, and if the office is closed you can't come in. So it's admin leave.

[Anonymous]

Coerce me if I’m wrong but wasn’t it the stance of previous OPMs before the regime took over that the government is never closed? Just open with unscheduled telework or liberal leave in place and never wanted to give the impression the govt is closed. Funny how this admin liberally uses the word closed but optics really isn’t their thing.

[Anonymous]

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