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[quote=Anonymous]This is the OP.  I did not report, though it weighed really heavy on my mind.

I worked in the private sector before joining the federal government and thought the sign-in/sign out was archaic when switched.  It should be all about what you produce vs. the exact time you arrive.  But in my experience, and what I've read on this forum, is that the federal government is a whole different story.  I wish it were more like the private sector in many ways.  Some of the things I see or what people complain about is really ridiculous.  ("How dare they require me to be at work by 9:30!"  "How dare they ask me to produce something without grammatical errors!" "There is no way we can meet this deadline (or the next one, or the next one) because of [weather, etc].")

I stay because the majority of the people I work with are very smart, professional, and friendly.  And everyone there knows the rules.  Timesheet stuff is very clear, archaic as it may be.  I don't think it is unreasonable to look at the timesheet to see if someone is physically in the office.  I think a lot of people do that if the matter is time sensitive and you haven't seen the person - are they in or not?

Anyway, I talked to my husband and brother, and both said don't report it.  My brother was a contractor at another agency so has direct experience with this stuff.  My brother agreed that reporting is the right thing to do, but since nothing would likely happen, it doesn't make sense to do.  I am still irked thinking about- that I am now complicit in some of the very things I complain about.  I don't know for certain if he commited intentional timesheet fraud, but I think it was highly likely and hope it surfaces with his supervisor.

By the way- yes, I completely understand that someone might forget to sign out one day.  No biggie.  But that nonsense of signing in your name as a placeholder with no time?  Come on, now.  That is not allowed.[/quote]

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