If your "job" can be done at home, then it will likely be put on the chopping block and outsourced or eliminated.

Technology has defeated those jobs.

I'm not seeing a relaxing of the rules at all at my agency. I'd love to be wrong but I think RTO is here to stay.

Agencies are quietly rolling back the restrictions. At least mine is. Each week, the personnel updates we get reflect quiet restriction lifting. It's pretty funny to see that so much of this was much ado about nothing. I give it until the end of the fiscal year. Again, agency dependant.

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that some agencies are going back to pre COVID policies.

God please, I’m dying here. Mainly because I’m the only idiot coming in. Seems like everyone else has sprung a reason for a deferral or a new RA.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

I wouldn’t bet on that. Getting people to leave was a main reason to implement this change.

Well sometimes the work needs to get done and if everyone needs a full day of leave everytime their kid needs a teeth cleaning not much is getting done.

Flexibility for irregular doctor’s appointments is wholly different than being things back to pre-covid levels or more generally allowing some regular telework.

At least some agencies have had flexibility for doctor’s appointments and the like from the outset.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

I wouldn’t bet on that. Getting people to leave was a main reason to implement this change.

Look at Reddit. It is happening. I think that was the plan all along. After forcing enough people to quit, RIF, etc, they are realizing there needs to be some flexibility for those that remained.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

I wouldn’t bet on that. Getting people to leave was a main reason to implement this change.

Well sometimes the work needs to get done and if everyone needs a full day of leave everytime their kid needs a teeth cleaning not much is getting done.

Exactly. So many people are having to take full days of sick leave for basic appts. Most of the people in my office commute an hour+ each way, they aren’t coming in for 3-4 hours. It’s common sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

I wouldn’t bet on that. Getting people to leave was a main reason to implement this change.

Well sometimes the work needs to get done and if everyone needs a full day of leave everytime their kid needs a teeth cleaning not much is getting done.

Anonymous wrote:I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

I wouldn’t bet on that. Getting people to leave was a main reason to implement this change.

I have heard that some agencies are going back to pre COVID policies.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal? Is this getting rescinded any time soon? Is Connolley and Warner going to stop it?

What are Connolley and Warner trying to do?

More importantly, how would one senator and one rep, both in the minority, have much power over any of this?

You should go in and show yourself and important job at these uncertain times.

Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal? Is this getting rescinded any time soon? Is Connolley and Warner going to stop it?

What are Connolley and Warner trying to do?

I think there are agencies are starting to relax on this in some capacity. Especially those that have already had substantial amounts of people leave.

What’s the deal? Is this getting rescinded any time soon? Is Connolley and Warner going to stop it?