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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Federal agency executive here:

I see a number of RAs come across my desk. The real ones are very real and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone.

The ones that smell like bullsh#t…well, they have documentation and meet the standards my agency’s HR has set for approval.

My management position requires me to be in 5 days/week, but I hate the forced RTO of our BU employees. Morale is in the tank and the people who report up to me are all highly educated, self motivated people.

So if you can convince a doctor to give you an RA, go for it. You won’t get push back from me. I’ll support it assuming you don’t flaunt it with hard evidence that you’re faking it. If you don’t have an RA, well I have to be a hard ass on RTO.

I have not seen an RA yet for religious practices. But I will support it with minimal questions. Similarly, I have told staff to use S/L liberally and told them to not provide me with a write up about why they are using S/L. They already have to attest to the reason in our leave system and I don’t need more explanation.

Unfortunately, these are the rules of the game set by the current Administration. And I can’t hate on anyone who plays the game according to the rules they have set. So please get yourself an RA. My agency actually seems to hand out temporary RAs (30-120 days telework) easily. [/quote]

I think it is really unfair to those of us who gut it out to give a RA for cases that don’t really deserve it. That’s not good for moral. I have no issue with my colleagues who have RAs for debilitating illnesses that makes commuting a true burden or to facilitate ongoing medical care. But I would be extremely annoyed if someone got an RA for something that I cope with myself.

Also note that OP’s issue is that this woman’s RA means that she can only perform menial tasks that can be done from home due to security needs. This means the rest of the team is overworked. That is a problem regardless of whether the RA is justified. [/quote]

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