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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We (mid-size federal regulators) got great news that they will be increasing telework flexibilities starting in the new year.  Woo hoo!  Not to our pandemic, or even pre-pandemic levels, but it’s something.  And who knows if we will still continue to get sh(* on by the current administration in other ways, but this is good news for now, especially for those of us that made it through 2025 (just barely in my case).

Anyone else? [/quote]

do you have any more detail beyond "increasing flexibilities"?  As in, will you get once a week telework?  Or just what we have, which is five optional telework days per year for personal reasons, and then additional telework on occasion if you are waiting for a repair person or whatever.[/quote]

Split schedules to telework in mornings/evenings and limited telework for health appointments.  [/quote]

I would love a split schedule - go in for the morning (I get in early), commute at lunch, and finish at home. [/quote]

Ugh. If you do this then you also need to use the flexibility to make yourself available for meetings outside your normal work schedule. It’s already hard enough to coordinate with team members who leave at 3pm. [/quote]

I leave at 3:00 now because there's no telework. I can't join your 4 pm meeting because I'm commuting. If I could commute at lunch I'd be online till 5 or later, just like I was before RTO. [/quote]

No, now you would be MIA at an even more inconvenient time (presumably 11-12 because you would be commuting home). And then probably honestly not that reachable after 3. At least you would be forced to actually take your lunch 1/2 hour instead of claiming you are working through it. [/quote]

Why could someone not be available after 3 just because they came into the office in the morning vs if they telework the whole day?

My DH is private sector and mostly works from home. But sometimes he commutes in for some morning meetings / half day conference or whatever. Then drives home at lunch and wraps up his day as usual teleworking. Seems like nbd, no different than popping out for some lunch time errands and coming back home.

But his boss only cares if he shows up for meetings and gets his work done. He makes more than my fed attorney salary and isn’t micromanaged re: his leave use or where he works. He’s a director now but even before that he was given a lot of flexibility.[/quote]

I’m sure your husband shows up for meetings as needed and doesn’t just refuse to do anything after 3pm. [/quote]

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