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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in the office 5 days a week. Not a fed. The transition is hard but then you will get used to it. And you may even like it. Nothing beats in person interactions. Parents these days are over involved in their kids lives any way. Do you really have to be at every single class event in elementary school. Or every single soccer game? [/quote]

Do you have a stay at home spouse?

There are many dual Fed families around here, telework and schedule flexibility is a key part of how our lives makes any sense at all.  In my household both parents have hour plus commutes.  We have to stagger our schedules so that we’re really never home together at the same time during the week because of this.  It’s a terrible way to live and raise a family.[/quote]

NP but that’s par for the course for a dual income couple with young kids. We’ve never had quality adult time in the mornings and afternoons. Actually the dual Fed couples we know are better off than those of us in private bc they rarely log in at night, so they can watch movies together or chat while doing housework after the kids go to sleep.[/quote]

“Rarely log in at night”. Ok now this thread is just silly. [/quote]

Please don’t act like the average Fed is logging in at night to work. Most of them do their 8 hours and whatever gets done, gets done. I don’t say this pejoratively btw. I would love to do that.[/quote]

I have done it so many times after the kids were in bed.  I'm a night owl and actually very productive in the evening.  [/quote]

I've also done it, largely because we communicate with the West Coast and with Europe regularly.  I have to be on calls at 3am sometimes.  I've also been called into meeting with domestic staff at 6pm or later.

Yes, I imagine many/most feds don't have these kinds of jobs, but that just suggests there be....gasp....the flexibility there is now wrt telework agreements.[/quote]

Truth. I’m about to start working with some folks in Asia and prior to this nonsense I was prepared to get up early/log back on late to make it work. Now I really do not GAF. they can work around my strict 9-530 DC time schedule. [/quote]

You sound like a stellar employee. Sub-par is more likely. You would not survive outside the government [/quote]

You can go cry in your pillow then. before this attack on us, I was very motivated to work with my folks and smooth the path for them and go the extra mile. Now I will do my best but it will be strictly from 9-5:30 and on my terms. [/quote]

This seems like a good idea when your boss is looking for any and all reasons to get rid of you. Bye! [/quote]

[b]Boss can't figure you for doing your job and working the negotiated hours[/b].  At least not in federal government.  I get that's your experience in the private sector, though.  Sorry to hear that.[/quote]

LOL! Where have you been since the election?[/quote]

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