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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  This is correct.  Right now (three days a week and my husband the other 2) get kiddo off bus at 4:15.  We won’t be able to do that so $700 per month to get after.  So yes,  I’m crying.[/quote]

This implies that you were providing childcare instead of working during those times, part of what RTO is meant to address?[/quote]

New poster here. For f&#k's sake. Let me spell it out for you like a child. I WFH from 7:30 to 4:00. That is a full work day. No child is in the house. I can quickly go pick my child up from school at 4:15 because it's just around the corner. When I go back to work, I will be an hour away at 4:15 and will not be able to pick up my child from school. Thereby requiring expensive after care. [/quote]

Just work from 6:30 to 3:00.  Problem solved.[/quote]

And have a little empathy for those of us who have NEVER had the luxury of popping out to pick our kids up from school because we had jobs that require us to do their job in person. Be grateful you had this privilege for as long as you did. I understand feeling sideswiped by this and do think the government should give more people time to adjust but then you have to suck it up. [/quote]

I'm a federal government worker with kids who has to agree with this poster. The fact is, covid presented a truly unique opportunity for flexible working arrangements. It changed the way we all lived. Our family got 5 years with being able to be able to pick up our kids from school etc. It was truly lovely. I will miss it, but appreciated it. I will change the way we live to try to maintain as much of being present as is possible (I'll drop CWS 9 hour days etc.).

I really didn't realize how much the private sector resented the amount of flexibility us feds have had. Yes, some of them did have it as well, but the fact remains, we are held to different standards being a government employee.  So it pains me to say that it's time that we stop complaining. Hopefully, in time, maybe a day or two of teleworking will be allowed. [/quote]

No I think it’s just the trump zombies want to “own the libs” and since trump can’t actually improve their lives, he is going after Feds. Most people would be smart enough to see through this but we are talking about the Trump Cult. They should be asking how this will help them. My grocery bills are just going up. [/quote]

The federal government isn’t unique in having telework and flex schedules. It’s that generally the most flexible, telework-friendly jobs are knowledge jobs requiring higher education (often beyond even just a college degree).

So you have MAGA factory workers and whatnot feeling jealous that a government lawyer gets to write legal briefs at home. God forbid Trump actually do anything to improve their life (supporting union protections, increasing wages, affordable childcare, etc.). No, it’s SO much better to just own the libs by making a bunch of government workers commute 5 days/week to write that brief in a cubicle in some dumpy building that likely has mold or rodents or other issues. Yay, what a win for America.

And they’ll stick their heads in the sand about the myriad private sector workers who also have flexibility like telework in addition to higher salaries because the Trump agenda hasn’t dared to go after high wage private sector jobs.

Feds are the easiest punching bag for the disgruntled MAGAs.

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