Anonymous wrote:I am at an Operating Division within HHS and they said they are going to be running reports from our time and attendance system.

And doing what with them? Penalizing people who claimed to be at the office and didn’t badge in? It’s difficult to hire good people these days and I can’t imagine firing someone because they worked from home when they originally planned to come in.

We’re supposed to be at the office four days per PP. I’m glad my direct managers have been flexible and let us do what’s best for us. I have colleagues that have not returned to the office despite orders from political leadership.

It depends if you have a beech in there as the manager. We had a very big time beech who threatened us and bullied and did kunt times and everyone left except for one guy.

We have to put in location on our timesheet, as PPs have said. I would not feel comfortable lying on that. In the past, we didn’t have to put in a location. If that were still the case, I would have no problem teleworking more than I was supposed to, as long as my boss didn’t care.

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Anonymous wrote:The managers. Our policy is an email when you start the day. We are supposed to add the location as part of the return to the office.

Eg. I'm starting my day and working the full tour of duty from the office today.

Why? What an inefficient system and a waste of your manager's time.

My manager doesn't really work, unless you count brown nosing as an activity.

I am at an Operating Division within HHS and they said they are going to be running reports from our time and attendance system.

I don’t think anyone is monitoring if your supervisor isn’t monitoring. The agency would have badge-in records (assuming you have to badge in) but they aren’t going to be checking.

Anonymous wrote:Our time card reflects where we work — routine or telework.

Sure, you could lie on timesheet, but timecard fraud is a big deal, and location of where you work is probably the easiest to audit.

+1. We use timesheet as well. Days, hours worked and where. Timesheet is one thing you do not want to mess with. Cheating on your timesheet has severe consequences.

Our timecard reflects it. However, I'm certain no one is checking timecards to make sure you come in the right number of days. My supervisor has said to make a good effort and if you occasionally WFH more than you're supposed to be doesn't care unless it becomes a pattern.

some places it is kept track of when you badge in and out.

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Anonymous wrote:The managers. Our policy is an email when you start the day. We are supposed to add the location as part of the return to the office.

Eg. I'm starting my day and working the full tour of duty from the office today.

Why? What an inefficient system and a waste of your manager's time.

We just email if we are teleworking when we had scheduled in person.

Our time card reflects where we work — routine or telework.

Sure, you could lie on timesheet, but timecard fraud is a big deal, and location of where you work is probably the easiest to audit.

Anonymous wrote:The managers. Our policy is an email when you start the day. We are supposed to add the location as part of the return to the office.

Eg. I'm starting my day and working the full tour of duty from the office today.

Why? What an inefficient system and a waste of your manager's time.

Anonymous wrote:The managers. Our policy is an email when you start the day. We are supposed to add the location as part of the return to the office.

Eg. I'm starting my day and working the full tour of duty from the office today.

We’ve been working full time telework for over two years and my manager has never asked me when I am working. I put in more than 8 hours almost every day, but nobody is checking. They’d notice if I weren’t getting the work done for sure though!

The managers. Our policy is an email when you start the day. We are supposed to add the location as part of the return to the office.

Eg. I'm starting my day and working the full tour of duty from the office today.

We’re supposed to go in 4 times per pay period. Two days a week basically. My supervisor says he does not care when or even if we come into the office, as long as the work gets done. Is anyone going to monitor and penalize me if I come in only once a month or so?