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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh dear, it seems as though someone is a little envious of the flexible work-life balance that federal employees can enjoy. Let's take a moment to clear up your confusion, shall we? Federal employees do have a relatively generous leave package, including annual leave, sick leave, and various other leave options, which may include family and medical leave or even leave for volunteer activities. It's not inconceivable that your child's father is simply adept at managing his leave time and taking advantage of the flexibility his job offers. In fact, many federal agencies have been promoting work-life balance for years, because, believe it or not, happy and well-rested employees are more productive.

Now, if you find yourself questioning the integrity of your child's father, it might be more productive to address those concerns directly with him instead of speculating on DCUM. As for your career aspirations, it's never too late to consider a change if you're unhappy with your current situation. However, I do hope you understand that the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and the federal sector has its own unique set of challenges and responsibilities. But, best of luck to you in your quest for a more satisfying and flexible work arrangement.[/quote]

OP here. As a federal contractor, I see both sides. I interact closely with federal employees who struggle with work life balance because of the work expectations. I'm baffled that in a separate federal agency its so vastly different where he can be away so often under so many circumstances.[/quote]

Are you sure that he isn't also have some sort of flex schedule/credit hour thing going on?  I'm a 20-year fed.  So, I get the 26 Annual Leave days and the 11 federal holidays.  That is very generous when compared to many private sector positions and I recognize that.  In addition, I can work extra and rack up "overtime" which isn't paid, but you can roll it over up to 24 hours.  I will sometimes work extra hours on Saturday or Sunday when there is a deadline (supervisor pre-approved) and then use that time as leave later.  Your ex may be working more hours when he is not the cognizant parent and then using time to do those parenting activities or take vacations.  It isn't immediately suspicious to me.

To the broader point about work-from-home, I think that it fits some agencies better than others.  I work at one of the science-focused agencies and we rolled right through COVID without any problems since we had a pretty healthy telework posture prior to the pandemic.  I do think that some of our support staff are not always putting in full effort, but the reality is that at many times during the calendar we just don't have 100% need for their assistance.  So, if a GS-9 is "gaming the system", it isn't going to bother me that much.[/quote]

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