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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How, specifically, is it affecting your work? You said she performs menial, low priority tasks. How does that affect you?[/quote]

Maybe most people posting are the people staying at home. It obviously affects OP because instead of having a mix of high priority /stress/ concentration tasks mixed in with low priority tasks all those low priority/low stress tasks are given to stay at home worker. So as a result OP’s job becomes harder yet OP is getting the same pay as stay at home worker.

Most people wouldn’t care if 19 people were showing up to work and one person works from home. It changes when under 7-10 people are showing up and there are 1-2 at home getting the easy tasks.

Push back OP. That’s what I started doing. I complain each and every time I am given a task that stay at home worker should be doing. I say give it to stay at home worker or pay me extra. [/quote]

The government can't just pay you extra because one of your coworkers has an RA and works from home. If OP says that, they will come across as clueless and entitled. [/quote]

Of course they don’t pay extra so I hold out on I am not doing the task stay at home worker should be doing. I don’t care if I am seen as clueless and entitled. I know I am not a doormat.  And guess what? I make such a fuss that I no longer get that extra work passed on to me. Someone else gets dumped on.

I go to work to do my job and go home to my family. I don’t care what people think of me. I’m not staying late or working extra so a co-worker can do 1/3 of the work they should be doing while staying home. I have no problem with any coworker who does 100% of their job at home. If they are efficient and can do it in less time then that’s great.. What I won’t put up with is do someone else’s work because they can only manage to do 1/3 to 1/2 of the work. [/quote]

This is exactly what happens. When others wind up doing the work that being on-site necessitates, the WFH employees are essentially taking money out of their coworkers' pockets because they are not being compensated for the work they are doing.

IMO, if a RA/WFH request means some of the job duties must be done by others then those actually doing that work should be compensated for it and salaries adjusted (up or down) accordingly.

Why should someone assume 20-30 percent more work without compensation, so others can work from home even though their duties may require on-site presence? [/quote]

The government cannot just raise your salary because you're working more than your coworkers.

By all means push back if you're being given more work than your can complete. But what your coworkers' roles require is not your business. [/quote]

It sure as hell is my business if I'm doing their work.

Employee A's duties: They are to review classified XYZ information daily and attend daily meetings in a secure location. One a week they are required to complete an analysis of information and is responsible for presenting it to XYZ managers during a classified meeting. These are on job description as critical duties.

Employee B's duties: They are to review classified ABC information, etc. These are also critical duties.

Because Employee A has a "WFH" accommodation, Employee B now has to review A.B.C, and X, Y, Z info daily, do TWO reports every week and make two presentations each week. It has increased their time required to be in office and the agency only offers comp time, no paid overtime.

If Employee B is ill they need to use sick leave. If they have a home repair scheduled they need to take annual leave. Employee A does not need to do so since they are at home. The employees' leave balances show that Employee A rarely takes sick leave and their annual leave is always at the max.

Tell me why Employee B should be fine with this?[/quote]
According to your own post, Employee B’s duties are only to review ABC information, not XYZ. If B’s manager is assigning B duties beyond their job description, B should have a conversation about this or request a desk audit.[/quote]

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