Fed attorney jobs with 50% or more telecommuting?

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Thanks! I turned it down.

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VA atty again. Not true, many come in at 13 base on experience. We currently have several 13 vacancies available in my group. And you get promoted every year as long as you get a good performance appraisal. I didnt have any trouble getting promoted to a 14

Isn't there some bizarre situation there where you are on case production even on extended (e.g. maternity) leave there, or have they changed that?

What? No way! I turned my blackberry and my laptop off the entire 10 weeks I was out. Before I left, I was wrapping up things and then got pre-eclampsia at 38 weeks on a Friday. My midwife told me to e-mail my boss I wasn't coming in on Monday! We don't have case production at all in my group though. Account for your case time, work your tour of duty.

NP here. You work in OGC, right? I've heard similar things about mandatory GS11 and absurd production requirements, but they were in reference to disability appeals jobs only.

That would be the Board as well. They handle all appeals. OGC directly supports the VA in healthcare, torts, procurement, construction, appropriations, etc....

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Again, that may be true for you, but not for me. I do not abuse it and neither do my coworkers. My kids are at preschool/daycare when I telecommute.

I'm a fed attorney and work from home 3 days a week. As part of my flex agreement, I was required to have childcare and be able to provide proof of childcare. This was easy for me as my daughter is enrolled in daily, full time daycare.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

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Yeah, don't go work for the Board. They historically have paid like crud. If you want to litigate, go to Group 7.

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SEC had many teleworkers, but it really varies by division and even by group within the division.
The litigators in enforcement don't telework much. I know a few that do it once per week.
Regular (non litigators) ENF attorneys also usually only do once per week, if that.
Corp Fin lawyers often have 2-3 telework days. But what a boring job!!

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FBI lit

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Really? I'd love that. What part?

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

My boss won't let anyone with small children telework. He's just so sure we'd all abuse it. It's also why he doesn't let us telework on snow days, which I agree with. If the kids aren't in school, then how could we telework effectively?

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

My boss won't let anyone with small children telework. He's just so sure we'd all abuse it. It's also why he doesn't let us telework on snow days, which I agree with. If the kids aren't in school, then how could we telework effectively?

That's really lame. My kids are in day car when I telework. When they were babies, I had a nanny. No abuse.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

My boss won't let anyone with small children telework. He's just so sure we'd all abuse it. It's also why he doesn't let us telework on snow days, which I agree with. If the kids aren't in school, then how could we telework effectively?

That's really lame. My kids are in day car when I telework. When they were babies, I had a nanny. No abuse.

But what about snow days? It's not really a big deal in my office. I'm one of the only ones under 50 and no one else has small children.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

People do this on the job too. Plenty of studies have shown that very few people are really working 8 hours a day. Not to mention telework makes employees happier and less stressed.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

My boss won't let anyone with small children telework. He's just so sure we'd all abuse it. It's also why he doesn't let us telework on snow days, which I agree with. If the kids aren't in school, then how could we telework effectively?

How is this legal? Parents are a protected class under EEO. He could get into trouble if someone files a complaint.

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Anonymous wrote:Telework is such a sham. People don't really work very many hours -- they just pretend. They're really doing errands, sleeping late,, etc.

This. And don't forget free childcare.

Not a fed, but part of my agreement was that I have childcare. So we started with a nanny and now dayare. No free childcare.

It's a requirement for all Feds as well. Pp just has an axe to grind.

My boss won't let anyone with small children telework. He's just so sure we'd all abuse it. It's also why he doesn't let us telework on snow days, which I agree with. If the kids aren't in school, then how could we telework effectively?

That's really lame. My kids are in day car when I telework. When they were babies, I had a nanny. No abuse.

But what about snow days? It's not really a big deal in my office. I'm one of the only ones under 50 and no one else has small children.

Snow days if the kids are home with you, you can't telework, obviously. But when I used to have a nanny, she would often come when it was a snow day.