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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meh, the shock and awe part of RTO is over.
RTO has served its purpose of traumatizing people and making them want to quit. It has mostly run its course. Nothing is ever permanent but if someone is hiring for a remote position in today’s environment, I think there is a good enough chance of it staying remote.
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I never understood why it was such a big deal.  Most Feds are older and worked for years even decades in office. [/quote]

People keep saying this. It’s simply not true. I’ve had telework available since 2006. That’s nearly 20 years. My entire career. So yes, it was a big deal to have it taken away in one fell swoop. I’d been able to telework 2-3 days a week since long before COVID. Being able to bring my kid to dance two days a week without taking leave because I didn’t commute those days was a big consideration in committing to dance every year, and it is a school year long commitment since you pay for the studio year whether you go or not. So it’s not like I could just pivot last March and be like, whoops, sorry, you’ve got to quit dance mid year after a decade. Now, I take an hour and a half of leave twice a week to make it happen. This is stupid. But whatever. You don’t want a full week of work out of me, that’s cool.[/quote]

You make Feds look bad. It’s one thing to pick up kids from school and then plop the doing homework or tv while you work. Even better to argue that you work better in home with less distraction and no tiring commute.  But what are you even doing here? Are you taking off at 3 and “working” at the dance studio?

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I’m a DP, but when I was teleworking, I could be done at 5 and take kid to his activity 30 min away at 5:30. Now I would have to leave at 3:30 to be home at 5 to take kid to activity at 5:30.  [/quote]

You live 1.5hr away from your work?  That’s your problem. [/quote]

DP, but in the last few months my 30 minute commute (which has existed for over a decade) has grown to 1.5, which is a noticeable difference and I’m certain that poster didn’t anticipate that being an issue after having flexibility for 20 years.  While I’ve sucked up the changes and adjusted, I empathize with that poster. In these days and times, empathy goes a long way. [/quote]

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