RTO and No Childcare.

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Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

35 years as a fed and never heard the term either. There are so many acronyms. It's not surprising. My guess it's called something else depending on where you work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The gaslighting about SCIFs not being a thing is super weird. Every other person in DC knows what a SCIF is.

Not me. Been here since '84.

[Anonymous]

People live in their own little world. Never heard of scif but also never heard of a lot of acronyms around here.

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Anonymous wrote:Get real jobs.

My DH is a firefighter and works 2 or 3 24-hour shifts per week. He will retire at age 45ish with a fabulous pension. He is able to participate fully in raising our kids.

My master's is in secondary ed and work as a substitute teacher; I schedule my work days around DH's schedule. My kids have minimally needed outside child care. I traded in full-time teaching when my kids came along.

SMH at these glued-to-their-chairs moaning weenies.

Other people have to work until 70 before retiring. It’s not “fair” that your husband gets to retire at 45. We should force him to keep fighting fires until he’s 70 or he should get no pension. It’s “fair,” since we’re also forcing people whose jobs can be done WAH to go back to the office to appease people.

NP. That is a crappy analogy. I guess you did not do too well in persuasion or compare-and-contrast.

No, it’s a good analogy. If it weren’t, you’d explain why it’s bad instead of just declaring that it is.

Also, are “persuasion” and “compare-and-contrast” classes or grades in your country? It’s pretty clear you’re not from the United States.

English teacher here in MoCo.

Are you a mysterious SCIF? Give us some detail.

[Anonymous]

I have been here since the 90s. I don 't know what scif is.

I am a curator. I procure art for smaller regional art museums.

Now you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

Yeah, I live in Frederick (my spouse works here and we can't afford Arlington or Falla Church anyway). I'll definitely be less fit if I lose all of my free time to commuting 4 hours a day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get real jobs.

My DH is a firefighter and works 2 or 3 24-hour shifts per week. He will retire at age 45ish with a fabulous pension. He is able to participate fully in raising our kids.

My master's is in secondary ed and work as a substitute teacher; I schedule my work days around DH's schedule. My kids have minimally needed outside child care. I traded in full-time teaching when my kids came along.

SMH at these glued-to-their-chairs moaning weenies.

Other people have to work until 70 before retiring. It’s not “fair” that your husband gets to retire at 45. We should force him to keep fighting fires until he’s 70 or he should get no pension. It’s “fair,” since we’re also forcing people whose jobs can be done WAH to go back to the office to appease people.

NP. That is a crappy analogy. I guess you did not do too well in persuasion or compare-and-contrast.

No, it’s a good analogy. If it weren’t, you’d explain why it’s bad instead of just declaring that it is.

Also, are “persuasion” and “compare-and-contrast” classes or grades in your country? It’s pretty clear you’re not from the United States.

English teacher here in MoCo.

Are you a mysterious SCIF? Give us some detail.

Ah, so you’re still not going to say a thing about the policy justifications (or lack thereof) for RTO. Got it.

PSA: it takes two seconds to google what a SCIF is. You gonna move on now? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_compartmented_information_facility

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

Yeah, I live in Frederick (my spouse works here and we can't afford Arlington or Falla Church anyway). I'll definitely be less fit if I lose all of my free time to commuting 4 hours a day.

What did you do before Covid?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

Ride your bike to work. Get up earlier. Work out in the evening. Walk at lunch drama king.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been here since the 90s. I don 't know what scif is.

I am a curator. I procure art for smaller regional art museums.

Now you.

Every remotely in the DMV knows what a SCIF is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

35 years as a fed and never heard the term either. There are so many acronyms. It's not surprising. My guess it's called something else depending on where you work

+1 Not outrageous to not know what it is. My DH worked in one for years and I only recently learned that acronym.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

Yeah, I live in Frederick (my spouse works here and we can't afford Arlington or Falla Church anyway). I'll definitely be less fit if I lose all of my free time to commuting 4 hours a day.

What did you do before Covid?

Before Covid we were both in different jobs and a different city. I was hired in my current job fully remote (it was advertised that way), after we already lived here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ive been here 3 decades working in policy analysis and i have never heard of of SCIF. I think some posters are bonkers.

Yes most people with sedentary jobs are quite unhealthy, including being overweight.

Interesting because places like Arlington and Falls Church are continually showing up on lists of healthiest zip codes. I have tons of friends/neighbors who WAH around here and many are very fit and into actives like running and tennis and boutique gym classes.

If I have to RTO I will have to quit my gym due to commute time. I will definitely be less fit.

Ride your bike to work. Get up earlier. Work out in the evening. Walk at lunch drama king.

How does this make RTO good policy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not a lack of childcare that’s the problem; it’s that these women want to have it both ways. They don’t want to pay anyone else to watch their children, they prefer to fleece their employers.

Yes I want it both ways. I have it and am highly productive with a child at home. (Older now but was helpful when younger). You assume that every job is 9-5 and mine (& many) is not. I have a lot of flexibility. And my performance reviews, and many performance- related awards, including in the past year, demonstrates that.

That’s great you have flexibility. Most people are not as fortunate as you. My spouse will have none with rto. So, they will leave at 7 and probably get home between 6-10 pm depending on traffic and dealing with folks on the west coast and all over the world and still take calls and be on call 24-7. That’s dangerous with little sleep. I have a ton of medical appointments so they will burn through their leave. You se the difference with flexibility and no flexibility.

Then he can look for another job. My immigrant parents worked 12-14 hour jobs and never complained.

Oh, I bet they complained plenty.

Wrong! They didn't complain and neither did many of their friends and family who also worked hard and made a life for
They took pride in working. It wasn't easy but they were happy in a way many DCUM posters aren't.