Anonymous wrote:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-orders-us-federal-workers-report-work-or-get-fired-2025-02-22/

Anyone receive this?

I got the email. It does ask for 5 things you did last week, but it does not say that failure to respond is considered a resignation.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-orders-us-federal-workers-report-work-or-get-fired-2025-02-22/

Anyone receive this?

This is very interesting to me because the Secretary has stated in writing that we cannot have our remote work agreements terminated until they have a designated work space assigned to us in writing. Given the state of 425 I and the fact that they’re gutting OMB and GSA, then who is going to find the workspace for us? That’s outside of the VA’s purview.

I think that bodes well for us in the long run.

Anonymous wrote:The memo says no more exemptions at this time but lack of office space can be an extension of time for the return to in person date. It sounds like VLJs are already getting an extension of the time when they have to report to the office because there’s no space for them on Monday. My hope is that they will have to keep giving us extensions until they find space and maybe those extensions last until a new administration comes in. My fear is that they will just shove us into completely inadequate workspaces that are hard to get to and then they’ll expect us to make quota anyway.

Memo says a lot of things that are "new." Federal office instead of agency office. Mentions exemptions later as allowed by secretary/agency head. Sounds like they don't want to review new reasonable accommodations as opposed to division-wide exemptions. Everything just seems so haphazardly put together that it will just hurt vets in the end. But, FAFO, right?

I got an email from my VLJ stating there was no change to anyone’s duty station. Just hope the can keeps getting kicked down the road.

The memo says no more exemptions at this time but lack of office space can be an extension of time for the return to in person date. It sounds like VLJs are already getting an extension of the time when they have to report to the office because there’s no space for them on Monday. My hope is that they will have to keep giving us extensions until they find space and maybe those extensions last until a new administration comes in. My fear is that they will just shove us into completely inadequate workspaces that are hard to get to and then they’ll expect us to make quota anyway.

Whose responsibility will it be to find us space at another federal facility? I think it’s supervisors & SSCs. It’s not ours. & won’t we have to essentially connect remotely if we’re working from a non-VA facility. What a clown shit show. Pretty stupid to end remote work when I’m saving the government money by subsidizing things like HVAC. But, yeah, I know, the purpose isn’t to do anything logically because there’s a hidden agenda & that’s to destroy the federal government as much as possible & maybe replace some positions with more expensive contractors & o there will be gone permanently with programs & benefits. Honestly, on remote work, I don’t see them taking the time to find every remote employee a space at another federal facility because this would be impossible imo. They’ll either grant exemptions, maybe, or fire you for not having space after coming out with another memo.

And the reason that I am ornery is outdated and untruthful trolling contributes nothing of use.

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Anonymous wrote:I think people will just be shoved into any federal workspace with a spare cubicle so it won’t necessarily be in DC

Three attorneys can share one office. It won’t be ideal, but neither is the second floor cube farm.

There is no second floor cube farm any more, BVA Diploma Troll. If you are going to troll the thread at least bother to find out about the current status.

Why so ornery? You know that cube farm was previously a storage room? There is nothing stopping management from turning storage rooms into cube farms. That is what BVA will likely have to do in the event of a full scale RTO.

If you actually know anything about the office, please tell me how many floors are in use for attorneys and what floors they are.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people will just be shoved into any federal workspace with a spare cubicle so it won’t necessarily be in DC

Three attorneys can share one office. It won’t be ideal, but neither is the second floor cube farm.

There is no second floor cube farm any more, BVA Diploma Troll. If you are going to troll the thread at least bother to find out about the current status.

Why so ornery? You know that cube farm was previously a storage room? There is nothing stopping management from turning storage rooms into cube farms. That is what BVA will likely have to do in the event of a full scale RTO.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people will just be shoved into any federal workspace with a spare cubicle so it won’t necessarily be in DC

Three attorneys can share one office. It won’t be ideal, but neither is the second floor cube farm.

There is no second floor cube farm any more, BVA Diploma Troll. If you are going to troll the thread at least bother to find out about the current status.

Anonymous wrote:Wait, why are we assuming that we are going to be required back to DC versus working at a VA facility closer to our home location?

Those facilities have their own employees to be concerned about.

Anonymous wrote:I think people will just be shoved into any federal workspace with a spare cubicle so it won’t necessarily be in DC

Three attorneys can share one office. It won’t be ideal, but neither is the second floor cube farm.

I think people will just be shoved into any federal workspace with a spare cubicle so it won’t necessarily be in DC

Wait, why are we assuming that we are going to be required back to DC versus working at a VA facility closer to our home location?