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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The NTEU just won what looks like permanent WFH for eligible HHS employees:

https://www.nteu.org/~/media/Files/nteu/docs/public/hhs/2022/102622hhs-workplace-flexibilities-mou.pdf?la=en

And here they said this would never happen.  How many people will now immediately be thinking about ditching the DMV because of traffic, HCOL, rising crime, etc.?  HHS is a huge employer, especially in MoCo.  How badly could MoCo get hammered if people flee since MoCo relies so much on govt jobs because the county just cannot grow its economy? If govt workers start fleeing en masse due to permanent remote work, this may make Thrive 2050 an awful idea.

There are so many implications here given that the HHS may be letting the cat out of the bag for other agencies to follow suit. So many areas of the country to potentially move to with far lower costs for families and better schools.[/quote]
MoCo is definitely screwed. NIH is the single largest employer, private or public, with 17,000+ employees.
https://commerce.maryland.gov/Documents/ResearchDocument/MajorEmployersInMontgomeryCounty.pdf[/quote]

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