OPM/Federal Goverment Tone Deaf Weather response

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. School is not child care
2. You need to have a backup plan for these situations
3. The federal government literally does not care that some people have children and failed to plan ahead

What backup care do you have that you can call at 7am to be at your house in an hour I'm freezing rain? So you can be at be office by 9?

and do you want people on the street in freezing rain? NO.

Last time I checked, freezing rain didn't kill people. Stay home if you're that petrified of it, and take AL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. School is not child care
2. You need to have a backup plan for these situations
3. The federal government literally does not care that some people have children and failed to plan ahead

What backup care do you have that you can call at 7am to be at your house in an hour I'm freezing rain? So you can be at be office by 9?

My back up plan is my child’s aftercare program which is also open when schools are closed

Ditto. Administrative offices are open today so aftercare programs are open all day. You can drop your kid off at school at the usual time. You don’t have to be a regular user of aftercare. You can sign up just for days like today at most schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree, OPM should update the status. Look at all the schools and programs delayed and closed. It’s ridiculous that there isn’t some type of flexibility.

Is this a fed worker talking about no flexibility? You win the internet today.

Not every federal job is flexible.

Ok....

Are you that ignorant? Yes. Yes, you are.

Nope. Just know every fed telework/compressed schedule/computer screen staring employee is living the good life. Meanwhile the contractors who bust their *ss get nothing. I was a fed supporter until the shutdown. I saw how nicely that played out for you all & how no one gave a sh*t about the contractors. So- if it’s so terrible, leave.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a two hour school delay for anyone outside of DC. And some schools are closed. My manager is forcing me to take vacation time because my kids school is closed. He has no empathy that I am a single mom and that i have no back up today for this kind of thing. Why didn’t OPM foresee the weather delay for its employees outside of DC? They could have offered a delay or telework, but here we are again. No one thinks of caregivers or their families. A pathetic response. And one clearly made by males that don’t think outside the box on these things. Women in my position are shafted once again.

I hear you, but, uh, you know the director of OPM is a woman, right?

At least now you do.

Female managers are sometimes worse than males. Because they want to prove they aren’t weak or whatever. Especially the ones without children or someone to care for.

Or they are just organized people who think ahead and arrange for the care of their dependents without expecting special treatment.

I was a single mom of two for many years. Schools aren’t babysitters. Backup childcare is not a luxury. We ate a lot of cheap meals and wore thrift store clothing to be able to include backup care in our budget because you pay for it anyway if your pay is docked for missed hours.

Both good arguments. I simply wanted to point out this fact to OP so she doesn’t go around saying stupid things like this in real life - the OPM decision was clearly made by males!! No, probably not.

OPM director went to Catholic university where you learn to care about kids in the womb but don't care after they leave the womb.

GMAFB! This is about making the right decision for all... they should offer telework so police don't have to be on the road cleaning up accidents, putting their life in danger because some poor slub is trying to get to work because their boss is a dumb a$$.

You are desperately grasping at straws now. Get off DCUM and start calling your mom friends who aren’t enraged at being home today. See if one will watch your kid so you can go seethe at work where your child doesn’t have to see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree, OPM should update the status. Look at all the schools and programs delayed and closed. It’s ridiculous that there isn’t some type of flexibility.

Is this a fed worker talking about no flexibility? You win the internet today.

Not every federal job is flexible.

Ok....

Are you that ignorant? Yes. Yes, you are.

Nope. Just know every fed telework/compressed schedule/computer screen staring employee is living the good life. Meanwhile the contractors who bust their *ss get nothing. I was a fed supporter until the shutdown. I saw how nicely that played out for you all & how no one gave a sh*t about the contractors. So- if it’s so terrible, leave.

The federal government is huge. I hate it when people think they can make broad statements about work place policies/work ethic/work load. Yes I got paid for the shut down...and worked TONS of unpaid hours afterwards to keep up with my deadlines. I would have much rather not had to shutdown. It has been a terrible year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree, OPM should update the status. Look at all the schools and programs delayed and closed. It’s ridiculous that there isn’t some type of flexibility.

I work in private industry not the government and I cannot believe the posters you think the OPM should make decisions based on school delays. Our local elementary school has an after care program where my kids go and it is open on closed school days as long as the school administrative offices are open. Here at MCPS the administrative offices are open which means that kidsco will be open for business at my school. Having children means you have to be flexible. Businesses cannot accommodate every child care need.

Many private companies allow managers to use their own discretion about permitting employees to work from home on snow days, and many do. Fed employees have to wait on OPM and their hands are tied.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a two hour school delay for anyone outside of DC. And some schools are closed. My manager is forcing me to take vacation time because my kids school is closed. He has no empathy that I am a single mom and that i have no back up today for this kind of thing. Why didn’t OPM foresee the weather delay for its employees outside of DC? They could have offered a delay or telework, but here we are again. No one thinks of caregivers or their families. A pathetic response. And one clearly made by males that don’t think outside the box on these things. Women in my position are shafted once again.

I hear you, but, uh, you know the director of OPM is a woman, right?

At least now you do.

Female managers are sometimes worse than males. Because they want to prove they aren’t weak or whatever. Especially the ones without children or someone to care for.

Or they are just organized people who think ahead and arrange for the care of their dependents without expecting special treatment.

I was a single mom of two for many years. Schools aren’t babysitters. Backup childcare is not a luxury. We ate a lot of cheap meals and wore thrift store clothing to be able to include backup care in our budget because you pay for it anyway if your pay is docked for missed hours.

Both good arguments. I simply wanted to point out this fact to OP so she doesn’t go around saying stupid things like this in real life - the OPM decision was clearly made by males!! No, probably not.

OPM director went to Catholic university where you learn to care about kids in the womb but don't care after they leave the womb.

GMAFB! This is about making the right decision for all... they should offer telework so police don't have to be on the road cleaning up accidents, putting their life in danger because some poor slub is trying to get to work because their boss is a dumb a$$.

You are desperately grasping at straws now. Get off DCUM and start calling your mom friends who aren’t enraged at being home today. See if one will watch your kid so you can go seethe at work where your child doesn’t have to see it.

Lighten up francis! I'm only up because I thought I had to get my kid to school but alas he gets to sleep and I'm already on use or lose.... and will be until 1/6/2020 Merry Christmas cranky pants!

[Anonymous]

Drove 25 miles from Fairfax County to Rockville this morning. Wet roads. Secondary roads in MoCo had a little slush, but were easily navigable.

Certainly no need for any delay or cancellation by the federal government. Even some of the school closings are questionable...

[Anonymous]

You’re mad at the wrong place. Blame school districts for not thinking of working families. They’re tone deaf and out of touch. The least they can do is open their doors to be a warm place for kids to go until school starts. Plenty of kids now have no one at home with them for 2 hours.

[Anonymous]

No way should you be teleworking with young children at home anyways.

[Anonymous]

I’m thrilled that I have a job that allows me to use unscheduled leave at times like this - that feels like great flexibility. No way would I expect them to actually close because of the school’s decision to delay? That seems crazy entitled and might in the end make employers more reluctant to employ parents. I maintain some leave just for these situations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. School is not child care
2. You need to have a backup plan for these situations
3. The federal government literally does not care that some people have children and failed to plan ahead

What backup care do you have that you can call at 7am to be at your house in an hour I'm freezing rain? So you can be at be office by 9?

I had to be in by 9:15, no excuses, and my DH is out of town. This weather was in the forecast for a few days, so yesterday morning I started reaching out to people to see if anyone could watch my kids if schools were delayed/closed. By noon, I had a plan in place.

[Anonymous]

I feel like these same posts appear literally every time a delay or closure happens.

[Anonymous]

I feel like if schools are going to do a delay they should at least open the gym so kids can come in and get warm somewhere safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree, OPM should update the status. Look at all the schools and programs delayed and closed. It’s ridiculous that there isn’t some type of flexibility.

Is this a fed worker talking about no flexibility? You win the internet today.

Not every federal job is flexible.

Ok....

Are you that ignorant? Yes. Yes, you are.

Nope. Just know every fed telework/compressed schedule/computer screen staring employee is living the good life. Meanwhile the contractors who bust their *ss get nothing. I was a fed supporter until the shutdown. I saw how nicely that played out for you all & how no one gave a sh*t about the contractors. So- if it’s so terrible, leave.

Grow a brain. Plenty of feds don’t have those options. You’re just jealous.