Anonymous wrote:I work 8-4:30. No flexibility. My first week I came in 10
Minutes late and my boss commented on it. I was shocked. I had expected just to stay 10 minutes later.

a PP here with no flexibility - while I wouldn't have been late my first week (!!), when the metro is running late, I end up screwed. What's the differene between just working 8 1/2 hours? If I get in at 8:45 and will work 8.5 hours, why do I have to take leave? So annoying and honestly, disrespectful. I have no control over metro. Nevermind how much I work through lunch or stay late or use my BB to get things done at home without any compensation.

I've worked in 4 different agencies. Everywhere was 8 1/2 hours a day (there is no such thing as a free lunch). It's super annoying because many days I don't have time for a lunch break and don't take one, but am still required to work 8.5 hours (thanks union!). I'd love to work straight through and only work 8 hours a day. That extra 1/2 hour would be super valuable to me at home.

Thank god I don't work for the agency with the 45 minute lunch. That really sucks. Should be on their job applications! Yikes.

husband is 7-3:30. I'm 8:30-5. My hours were dictated to me when I started (I didn't know they weren't flexible). Husband's office allows a shift.

Previous job most people could flex - arrival was between 7-10 and you just signed in. It was your responsibility to make it to meetings.

If it were up to me, I'd work 8-4:30 to allow for a little more time with my child at night. I asked, was denied a shift.

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Anonymous wrote:In my part of FDA we can vary our schedules from day to day (never have to pick a permanent start time) but must work 8 hour days and be present during the core hours.

Awesome! You would never have to worry about being "late" again!

Exactly. You can have a doctor's appt. in the morning and not have to take leave. Just work a little later. And for managers, we don't have to worry about granting "grace time" or idiotic leave restrictions based on tardiness.

Yep, it's great.

Anonymous wrote:I work a maxi-flex schedule. I come and leave whenever I want. It just has to be an 8 hour day. I also earn credit hours.

Same here, but I earn no credit hours.

I can start anytime between 6 and 9:30 am and then work 8 1/2 hours of which 30 min. is lunch. I can also work "credit" (for instance work a 10 hour day and the extra 1 1/2 hours banks as leave up to 24 hour), which I can carry over from pay period to pay period. And I work from home 3 days per week.

I make a lot less than I would in the private sector, but the flexible schedule can't be beat.

I work 8:30-5. People on my team work anywhere from 7-3:30 to 9-5:30.

NIH employee here, my tour is 8:30-5 with one telework day. My lunch is an hour.