What are the telework hours under the new negotiation?

Anonymous wrote:You have to be in the office every day for a year before you can telework (they claim this can be avoided by your manager but I have never seen that actually happen). And there are rumors about teleworking changing drastically.

What rumors are you hearing? The union just negotiated a new deal that increased telework hours.

My sister is an IRS attorney and she loves it. She teleworks everyday. She may occasionally have to go in 1 day/week.

Anonymous wrote:Would you have to continue to do the one year if you switched offices from within IRS - like you did your one year within one IRS office, but then moved to a different IRS office?

I don't think so but it is up to the manager.

Would you have to continue to do the one year if you switched offices from within IRS - like you did your one year within one IRS office, but then moved to a different IRS office?

Anonymous wrote:That would be horrible if telework policies changed. Do you have to do the one year rule again if you switched offices within CC or moved to a diff office?

You have to do one year within IRS- so even if you have government years- you still have to do the one year. It is really lame. But IRS is rigid and has lots of lame policies.

IRS attorneys are laid back. A chill place if u can snag it.

That would be horrible if telework policies changed. Do you have to do the one year rule again if you switched offices within CC or moved to a diff office?

You have to be in the office every day for a year before you can telework (they claim this can be avoided by your manager but I have never seen that actually happen). And there are rumors about teleworking changing drastically.

That is great to hear!

Not an attorney and I’m a contractor, but I’ve been supporting an IRS contract on site for three years. It’s a decent place to work, very telework-friendly. I would recommend it.

I meant Chief Counsel. All the above sound interesting. Seems like people enjoy working there although i havent talked to many people.

Anonymous wrote:If so, do you like working for IRS? I hear it is great for telework, but wondering if that's true and if you've had good experiences in any of their offices.

This depends. Are you asking about IRS or IRS counsel? IRS is up to 4 days. Counsel is 2 days or 3 days depending on which telework program you’re on.

What kind of law do you want to practice? Litigation, guidance, regulatory?

I've heard telework up to 4 days a week.

If so, do you like working for IRS? I hear it is great for telework, but wondering if that's true and if you've had good experiences in any of their offices.