Ad hoc TW up to 240 hrs per year, for a doctor appointment, home repair etc. Needs to be approved by supervisor.

We are back to precovid, 50% telework.

But can’t do three days in a row.

So, you have covid or are recovering from a GI bug you don’t want to share? Well, take a full day of sick leave. Especially annoying if you wake up sick the day after two days of telework.

A lot better than many agencies, but pre 2020 it was more come in about half the time, show up for important in person meetings and get your work done. Now it’s document the hell out of when you TW and take sick leave liberally to avoid extra TW

We can ad hoc telework but it must be for a doctors appointment, contractor in the house, etc. it’s not supposed to be very often but there are people who do it every week. It has to be approved.

Anonymous wrote:I'm still fully remote, but I think we're unicorns. Revoking telework would have been a nightmare (we were nationally remote well before COVID).

Me too. I suspect we work for the same agency.

We had so many employees with extensive sick leave that it became disruptive and they began to allow situational telework for things like appointments. You can’t take it too often or on a regular basis, but they allow it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything you stated is exactly the situation at my mid sized agency.

On the bright side, taking a full day of sick leave for an hour long drs appointment or when a kid is sick is actually nice. I am lucky though that I have a hefty amount of sick leave that I can utilize

+1. I'm just burning my sick leave. I used to care about getting things done on time, but now it's pointless. Even if I telework, the next person in the chain can choose to take sick leave so the project stalls despite my trying to rush it along by using telework. What is the point? Clearly the agency is more concerned with showing no telework than actually accomplishing goals.

+100

The focus at my agency is “no telework” vs “getting things done.” It took me a while to get used to it. Now, I just don’t care. I have a doctor’s appointment? I take a full day and don’t even check work emails. No telework! Remember? Public transportation issues like massively delayed trains? A day off! I’m not extending my day at the office because trains are late.
Our “leadership” cares more about not allowing people any flexibilities than the mission of the agency. I follow their lead.

+1. This even started to become my MO in the office. I truly felt that they wanted me there in my office and as long as I was physically present my job was done.

No regular telework. None.

Very limited situational telework in special medical circumstances (e.g., cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy with documentation from an MD).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything you stated is exactly the situation at my mid sized agency.

On the bright side, taking a full day of sick leave for an hour long drs appointment or when a kid is sick is actually nice. I am lucky though that I have a hefty amount of sick leave that I can utilize

+1. I'm just burning my sick leave. I used to care about getting things done on time, but now it's pointless. Even if I telework, the next person in the chain can choose to take sick leave so the project stalls despite my trying to rush it along by using telework. What is the point? Clearly the agency is more concerned with showing no telework than actually accomplishing goals.

+100

The focus at my agency is “no telework” vs “getting things done.” It took me a while to get used to it. Now, I just don’t care. I have a doctor’s appointment? I take a full day and don’t even check work emails. No telework! Remember? Public transportation issues like massively delayed trains? A day off! I’m not extending my day at the office because trains are late.
Our “leadership” cares more about not allowing people any flexibilities than the mission of the agency. I follow their lead.

+200

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything you stated is exactly the situation at my mid sized agency.

On the bright side, taking a full day of sick leave for an hour long drs appointment or when a kid is sick is actually nice. I am lucky though that I have a hefty amount of sick leave that I can utilize

+1. I'm just burning my sick leave. I used to care about getting things done on time, but now it's pointless. Even if I telework, the next person in the chain can choose to take sick leave so the project stalls despite my trying to rush it along by using telework. What is the point? Clearly the agency is more concerned with showing no telework than actually accomplishing goals.

+100

The focus at my agency is “no telework” vs “getting things done.” It took me a while to get used to it. Now, I just don’t care. I have a doctor’s appointment? I take a full day and don’t even check work emails. No telework! Remember? Public transportation issues like massively delayed trains? A day off! I’m not extending my day at the office because trains are late.
Our “leadership” cares more about not allowing people any flexibilities than the mission of the agency. I follow their lead.

Anonymous wrote:Everything you stated is exactly the situation at my mid sized agency.

On the bright side, taking a full day of sick leave for an hour long drs appointment or when a kid is sick is actually nice. I am lucky though that I have a hefty amount of sick leave that I can utilize

+1. I'm just burning my sick leave. I used to care about getting things done on time, but now it's pointless. Even if I telework, the next person in the chain can choose to take sick leave so the project stalls despite my trying to rush it along by using telework. What is the point? Clearly the agency is more concerned with showing no telework than actually accomplishing goals.

I'm still fully remote, but I think we're unicorns. Revoking telework would have been a nightmare (we were nationally remote well before COVID).

We are allowed to telework but we must ask and have it approved each day -- meaning that we need to fill out a form request every day and wait for it to be approved. They have made it clear that they don't want it to be recurring, so they will monitor how many days you request it and how many days are approved.

Sounds like the same as mine. I didnt bother to sign a new telework agreement.

Everything you stated is exactly the situation at my mid sized agency.

On the bright side, taking a full day of sick leave for an hour long drs appointment or when a kid is sick is actually nice. I am lucky though that I have a hefty amount of sick leave that I can utilize

How is your federal agency implementing telework? Trying to get some idea of how restrictive my bureau is. I'll start. I'm at State in a bureau that was not hit hard by the past two years, but we're losing massively to retirement and resignations. Telework is "allowed" but only in rare circumstances, like weather-related emergencies. No training at home is allowed, no situational telework that would benefit the employee in any way (i.e., teleworking before a mid-day appointment, sick but functioning), no working from home for a couple of hours and then coming in for core business hours. Truthfully, the telework rules are imposed unevenly across our bureau. Mission execution areas are allowed more freedom to telework under the table because most of the people leaving are in those areas and complaining loudly. Mission support departments are seeing no leeway even with major pushback.