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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my first child is due in April 2018 and in reevaluating my life (as one does before first baby) I would like a full time telework position with the federal government.  JD with 4 years of fed. govt. experience in procurement, full time, and up for my GS-14 promotion in May 2018.

any advice on how to even begin the search for these virtual positions, tips or tricks, or what has worked for you or whether these even exist? can you recommend agencies that have full time telework options, I know GSA is one of the top ones? i'm also not sure how to apply to these GS-14 positions as many are supervisory.

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Let me guess you want to Telework and avoid paying for childcare for your baby. :roll: [/quote]

She probably wants to avoid the waste of time of commute. Nearly everyone knows that working full time you still need full time childcare. (I teleworked for 7 years...I started before I had my first kid. I had a full-time nanny but did not have to waste time commuting, which saved 2 hours a day and saved me from paying a nanny overtime over 40 hours.)[/quote]

Maybe, but a few times a year some woman pregnant with her first starts asking to Telework while also talking about how much she will save not using childcare. The answer is always a firm no, but don't act like people aren't trying to have their cake and eat it too
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DP. I have never heard this. My agency is crystal clear that if you are going to telework you still need full time childcare. This applies even if you just do it ad hoc occasionally. No one is confused about it.[/quote]

Being confused about the rules and following the rules are very different things.  I can't tell you how many times kids in the background interrupt calls with folks who are "teleworking."[/quote]

Exactly! Or ignoring the rules and following the rules are two very different things [/quote]

You can have full time childcare and your children can still come in the room when you're on the phone.  It's not like the rule is they must be locked away out of your sight.  My kids walk in all the time and make noise but they're being looked after by someone else.[/quote]

True.  But when your colleague says things like I will get you lunch or help with your art project in a few minutes - rather than please ask your babysitter for help - it strongly suggests no one else is caring for the child.  Plus, even if there were someone there, if she can't effectively keep the kid out of your space so you can work, it doesn't really help.  I know my 2 and 4 year olds would want me if I were home, regardless if they had a babysitter, so it simply wouldn't work.  And finally, one colleague is very open about what she does.  She assumes I am an ally because I also have young kids.  She assumes wrong.[/quote]

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