Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:19     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Supervisor said she has no guidance for what it means, but assumes it’s only weather.


I had foot surgery last year. I was able to telework while recovering even though I could barely walk for 2 weeks. I guess employees will just have to take weeks of sick leave in these instances now.


That's what we've been told to expect.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:17     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our agency has said situational is ok. Immediate manager has claimed its fine for Dr appointments and other non reoccurring things but I am suspicious.


My supervisor said No telework for Dr appointment anymore, if there is an appointment in the middle of day, then employee may need to take whole day off, it is unlikely that employee will go to office for a few hours.


Did you have people abusing that? I have someone that had a medical appointment every day last week. She previously talked about scheduling appointments specifically to make a case for situational telework. I wouldn't ordinarily care, but it is going to look awfully suspicious if they look at timesheets and see she didn't come in at all one week.

Absent of any other direction from senior mangement, other than that situational telework is supposed be rare, I'm inclined to make my own policy that you need to some in-person for a portion of the day when yoi request situational telework for appointments.


She should be fired for being an idiot that takes doctors appointments every single day.


At first I thought she was just trying to take care of everything before we lost situational telework, but then it got ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:15     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:Supervisor said she has no guidance for what it means, but assumes it’s only weather.


I had foot surgery last year. I was able to telework while recovering even though I could barely walk for 2 weeks. I guess employees will just have to take weeks of sick leave in these instances now.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:14     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:I imainge that OPM will provide guidance to agencies that all situational telework must end. Remember, they are trying to make it miserable so feds have an incentive to leave.


Branch chiefs were told a couple weeks ago that situational telework would be ending- more specifically, that it would require agency head approval. But that policy hasn't been communicated to staff or formally implemented.

Actually, nothing has been communicated to staff from senior management. Literally nothing. No town halls. No emails.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:11     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our agency has said situational is ok. Immediate manager has claimed its fine for Dr appointments and other non reoccurring things but I am suspicious.


My supervisor said No telework for Dr appointment anymore, if there is an appointment in the middle of day, then employee may need to take whole day off, it is unlikely that employee will go to office for a few hours.


Did you have people abusing that? I have someone that had a medical appointment every day last week. She previously talked about scheduling appointments specifically to make a case for situational telework. I wouldn't ordinarily care, but it is going to look awfully suspicious if they look at timesheets and see she didn't come in at all one week.

Absent of any other direction from senior mangement, other than that situational telework is supposed be rare, I'm inclined to make my own policy that you need to some in-person for a portion of the day when yoi request situational telework for appointments.


She should be fired for being an idiot that takes doctors appointments every single day.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:10     Subject: RTO - situational TW
I really hope HHS provides guidance for us in writing. This will benefit both sides.

Signed a fed manager who employees may try to abuse this loophole.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:10     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Supervisor said she has no guidance for what it means, but assumes it’s only weather.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:06     Subject: RTO - situational TW
We will have the option of signing a situational telework agreement this week after the agency terminates the core telework we've had since for over two decades. We won't be required to sign one.

What's permitted will be up to each supervisor's discretion but I'm hopeful the BU will insist on written guidelines that apply to everyone regardless of supervisor.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:06     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our agency has said situational is ok. Immediate manager has claimed its fine for Dr appointments and other non reoccurring things but I am suspicious.


My supervisor said No telework for Dr appointment anymore, if there is an appointment in the middle of day, then employee may need to take whole day off, it is unlikely that employee will go to office for a few hours.


Did you have people abusing that? I have someone that had a medical appointment every day last week. She previously talked about scheduling appointments specifically to make a case for situational telework. I wouldn't ordinarily care, but it is going to look awfully suspicious if they look at timesheets and see she didn't come in at all one week.

Absent of any other direction from senior mangement, other than that situational telework is supposed be rare, I'm inclined to make my own policy that you need to some in-person for a portion of the day when yoi request situational telework for appointments.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:06     Subject: RTO - situational TW
I imainge that OPM will provide guidance to agencies that all situational telework must end. Remember, they are trying to make it miserable so feds have an incentive to leave.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 13:03     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:We’ve been told, in writing, situational up to supervisors as before.


Same. But it can't be an every day thing or even an every week thing.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 12:59     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:I foresee mandatory situational telework coming, so feds will be required to work from home during inclement weather. If we get a storm this week and the government closes, they can't require us to work because our agreements are void


That would probably require a change to federal law to do it legally. But they might do it illegally.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 12:54     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:Our agency has said situational is ok. Immediate manager has claimed its fine for Dr appointments and other non reoccurring things but I am suspicious.


My supervisor said No telework for Dr appointment anymore, if there is an appointment in the middle of day, then employee may need to take whole day off, it is unlikely that employee will go to office for a few hours.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 12:26     Subject: RTO - situational TW
We’ve been told, in writing, situational up to supervisors as before.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 12:25     Subject: RTO - situational TW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just ask your manager. YMMV


Managers don’t know anything. Ask Elon.

- federal manager


Like I said YMMV

-federal manager