Feds who telework

[Anonymous]

I'm at the USPTO and I telework full time and have for 11 years. We used to have the requirement that we had to report once a week, even then it was only for 15 minutes. Management realized how much of a waste of time that was and now most of us rarely have to go into the office. (there are OPM rules that we have to comply with that allowed us to do this but for those of us in the DC area this is how it works) I'm a GS 14.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We hotel at my office and it is great (USDA). To save on Space, employees office share. One will work 3 days a week in the office (two days at home) and the other will work 3 days a week at home and two in the office. It works out great for everyone. It is becoming more and more common for positions that can do it. For me, I am a GS-14 and telework 5 days a week. I do go into the office for meetings occasionally and I do have some travel, but I love the flexibility my agency gives me.

This is what my office does as well (FDA). The offices are configurable for two desks (the standard desk can be made in to two so that each employee has his or her own space).

[Anonymous]

Question for the fed teleworkers: how flexible are your telework days? Can you pretty much structure your day however you want as long as you get your work done? Or hours in? Or do you need to be in front of your computer the same hours you would otherwise be in the office? Particularly interested in FDA responses ... Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm at the USPTO and I telework full time and have for 11 years. We used to have the requirement that we had to report once a week, even then it was only for 15 minutes. Management realized how much of a waste of time that was and now most of us rarely have to go into the office. (there are OPM rules that we have to comply with that allowed us to do this but for those of us in the DC area this is how it works) I'm a GS 14.

My agency allows up to 80% telework (if you're out of the office 50% or more with telework and/or AWS days, you lose your cube and have to go to the open space), and says the reason we can't do more is that our duty stations would change. How does USPTO get around this?