Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 17:39     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
They are making us work ourselves out of a job. By October, I predict everyone within a 59 miles radius will radius will be RTO’d. And TEAP will be abolished; those folks will have to chose between returning to a campus or resigning.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 11:01     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This administration (and Coke in particular) are not operating from any plan except to traumatize the federal workers. I do think that everyone within the 50 miles radius will be called in. You’re dreaming if you think it will only be primaries. No exceptions were made for any non-bargaining employees earlier this year. They will put Examiners five-to-an-office if they must, all because Ludnick likes it.


They moved all of the GS 13s from exterior offices to interior cubes.....


Good. Windows are for SPEs, then next priority are the primaries.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 09:26     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:This administration (and Coke in particular) are not operating from any plan except to traumatize the federal workers. I do think that everyone within the 50 miles radius will be called in. You’re dreaming if you think it will only be primaries. No exceptions were made for any non-bargaining employees earlier this year. They will put Examiners five-to-an-office if they must, all because Ludnick likes it.


They moved all of the GS 13s from exterior offices to interior cubes.....
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 08:55     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:This administration (and Coke in particular) are not operating from any plan except to traumatize the federal workers. I do think that everyone within the 50 miles radius will be called in. You’re dreaming if you think it will only be primaries. No exceptions were made for any non-bargaining employees earlier this year. They will put Examiners five-to-an-office if they must, all because Ludnick likes it.


What do you mean by “only primaries”? Do you think everyone will be called back to the office…. Eventually??????
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 08:34     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
This administration (and Coke in particular) are not operating from any plan except to traumatize the federal workers. I do think that everyone within the 50 miles radius will be called in. You’re dreaming if you think it will only be primaries. No exceptions were made for any non-bargaining employees earlier this year. They will put Examiners five-to-an-office if they must, all because Ludnick likes it.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 05:32     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:No more union? What’s that all mean? RTO for everybody?

They should make it like pre Covid, 12s get telework. Maybe only primaries.


Hope no one wants a Patent in the next five years. So many examiners live out of state and the job doesn't pay well enough that they'll move for it.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2025 05:21     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
No more union? What’s that all mean? RTO for everybody?

They should make it like pre Covid, 12s get telework. Maybe only primaries.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:43     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reddit reported probationaries within 50mi are summoned to office.


This is correct. The majority of the probationary employees are over 50 remote and this didn't hit them but there are employees as far away as Baltimore who are impacted and it's a huge problem for them.


Are your probies not covered by the CBA or is there a carve out that allows them to called into the office?


There was a separate MOU post COVID that's being ignored.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:42     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reddit reported probationaries within 50mi are summoned to office.


This is correct. The majority of the probationary employees are over 50 remote and this didn't hit them but there are employees as far away as Baltimore who are impacted and it's a huge problem for them.


Are your probies not covered by the CBA or is there a carve out that allows them to called into the office?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:20     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Reddit reported probationaries within 50mi are summoned to office.


This is correct. The majority of the probationary employees are over 50 remote and this didn't hit them but there are employees as far away as Baltimore who are impacted and it's a huge problem for them.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:08     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:A lot of empty offices became occupied last week.


And now it seems empty.

Must be many RA applications.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2025 17:03     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Reddit reported probationaries within 50mi are summoned to office.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2025 20:24     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anything new?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2025 18:43     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:I heard the SO is still telling her staff RIFs are coming. And Coke Zero has several times opined that the PTAB could operate with half as many judges. Only examiners are safe—and unaffected by RTO.


I think SPEs and maybe examiners might see I pay increase in the future.

At least for SPEs there should be a 30k bump over primaries.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2025 16:29     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
I heard the SO is still telling her staff RIFs are coming. And Coke Zero has several times opined that the PTAB could operate with half as many judges. Only examiners are safe—and unaffected by RTO.