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I understand but has this all changed dramatically in the last 3 years since the pandemic started? My whole office used to commute 4 days a week deal with traffic or public transportation, figure out kids activities, etc and now just doing what they used to do is intolerable? I get that we had a few years with more flexibility but we're being asked to do what everyone did for decades and suddenly that's too hard and everyone will quit?[/quote]

Many people have changed jobs in the last 3 years.  For example, a year ago I moved to the federal government, accepting a role that had me come in twice a pay period.  When interviewing for this role I was told that the team planned on staying hybrid and did not plan to increase the days in the office.

So, if one was to point out that the team I joined was 5 days in the office pre-pandemic and why is that intolerable now when we all used to do it?  Well, I wasn't in this role back then, and neither were many of the people who joined my agency in the past 3 years.    So it's not a "return" for any of us, but a big change.[/quote]

Thank you! I have been in my job two years and there is no way I would have taken it with the pre-pandemic requirement to be in the office 5 days. I live too far and was very clear about that in my interview.

I decided my exit point is 3 days a week. Our requirement just increased to 50%, so I guess I'll see if I can live with that while continuing to put out applications. [/quote]

It doesn't matter if you were clear about it in your interview. Remote and telework are subject to change yearly (telework can change more often depending on the agency).[/quote]

It doesn't matter to my agency setting national policy, obviously. It matters to me in deciding whether to take and how long to stay in a job. What's the issue with this? If it's just "you and all of your coworkers are cogs in a machine and nobody cares if you stay or go, recruitment and retention aren't issues with any financial or productivity costs to the government, so everything's great," then why is it a problem? [/quote]

It’s not a problem. It’s calling your bluff. You say you will walk with RTO, but overwhelmingly people won’t. And for those who do, there’s plenty of people happy to replace them. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out![/quote]

Ah, ok, recruitment is easy, fast, and has no costs then. Great! Glad to hear it. It's nice living in this world where problems don't exist.[/quote]

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