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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are lucky you share offices.  Most people are in cubes.  Telecommuting is permitted, though no more than once per week.  It sucks, but the rest makesdon't np for it.  Cordray is really pushing for an open space plan against offices.  [/quote]

I seriously don't understand agencies who think that attorneys, who deal with privileged/confidential information,  and who need to have private conversations/phone calls,  don't need their own offices.  My job at DOJ drives me crazy sometimes, but even our interns have private offices![/quote]

I'm not sure this argument holds water for most federal attorneys. DOJ is slightly different.  At most federal agencies, and in most divisions (including the office at issue in this post) everybody has the same client.  There is no chance of inadvertent waiver of privilege in these legal shops.  And while there is a lot of confidential consumer and banking information, that is true throughout the agency.  There is nothing special about the legal work in that regard.  The risk is of disclosure outside the Bureau, not among your colleagues.

I agree that the need for private conversations is persuasive, but again that is not about being an attorney.  And many open concept offices accommodate for that by having a LOT of quiet rooms and conference rooms.[/quote]

All of this might be true,  but I didn't go to law school to sit in a cube or share an office with another attorney.  I'm already taking a bit hit financially working for government,  my own office is the least of the job perks they can provide.

And noise cancelling headphones? I mean,  seriously. I feel for you that that's required for you to get your work done,  but I'd blame the agency for inadequate space. [/quote]

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