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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. Looks like this whole thread comes down to DC-based Fed staff wanting to take a DC-based salary and move to a lower COL area. And, when they do so, they want no requirement to return to the office - ever. All of that has been wrapped in notions of unionizing, caring for all employees, retaining employees, hiring the best employees, etc. However, all these issues have been rendered false flags by other posters. Hope the Chair keeps his policy. He’s doing the right thing for the institution. [/quote]

Bingo! Finally someone with some common sense. [/quote]

It’s kinda hilarious how people who probably style themselves as quantitatively sophisticated don’t get the fundamental principal here: WFH is a benefit workers want. Employers are going to have to bargain around that fact. You can’t pretend WFH is impossible or bad. We all just did it for two years, successfully. You might as well try to argue that Fed employees just need to suck up pay decreases because the demand for pay is a “false flag.” [/quote]

Re-read what you wrote: WFH is a benefit workers want. Stop there. Now, review all your other arguments. They are false. They are mentioned as conceptual support, but there is no data to back them up and there are strong conceptual counter arguments. They are - as you said - emotional. The reality is, you like WFH and you want to keep it. You’re mad that your employer - who otherwise treats you handsomely - [b]wants to take it away[/b]. [/quote]

Not the PP you're responding to.  But, a big part of this issue is they are taking it away while giving zero justification for it.  I'm guessing it's because they can't give a good reason for it.

That's why people are mad.  That's why more people will leave.  That's why retention and hiring are going to be more of a problem than they currently are.  It's also why more will work to rule.  Why go out of your way to give away your time when your work is so clearly not valued by those who make the decisions without concern or care for you?

So, who is the burden of proof on when management is taking a valued benefit away that has worked for years?  The Fed is treating people like children rather than experienced professionals with impressive degrees who have other options.  It's not going to be good for the "mission."  But those making the decisions don't care.  [/quote]

Nice to hear a new voice. It’s too bad that management is not justifying itself, but it may be that they’re tired of the endless haggling. What do you think about some of the earlier posts that suggest there are few institutional reasons to allow remote or full-time telework? I find the notions of innovation and engagement compelling reasons for SOME in-office work. [/quote]

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