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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh everyone here is clearly abusing their telework policy as well. Don't offer excuses. Teleworking does mean you have to actually do work![/quote]

Yes, this. Telework is supposed to be only so folk can save on commuting time. They are still expected to work the same number of hours as a non-teleworking Fed. I don't get these excuses of 'well, I don't talk to a coworker or browse so I am going to take of or for 2-3 hours on telework days ad head to Costco.[/quote]

Exactly.  And if someone can really "get all their work done" while taking 2 hour Costco breaks during the day regularly, then it's a sign that they either need more work, or the position can be reduced to part time (with part time pay) or eliminated completely.  [/quote]

or...it's a sign that they are smarte than you[/quote]

Or more efficient or just work "differently."  Our agency work has been limited due to lack of a quorum, so there's been a lot of sitting around lately and on telework days, well. . .

But even when we are super busy and I have a lot of work to do, I don't work well on the regular 9-5 schedule.  Yes, those are my hours (more like 9-6:30 officially), but I tend to work better in the evenings.  So when I'm busy and on a deadline, even though I'm in the office during my official hours, I get the majority of my substantive work done in the hours of 3-7:30/8 or whenever I need to be happy with my final product.  My point is I don't think the co-worker being seen somewhere other than her home office on her telework days [b]says anything about her performance[/b]. [/quote]

This is the entire issue.  OP says it DOES affect her performance, as well as that of the team (they all miss a deadline bc they're waiting on her feedback).  [/quote]

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