Anonymous wrote:Maybe slightly off topic but do you all think we will get some telework back after this administration? Are people getting used to 5x a week in office, because it is still killing me. In fact, it feels worse as time goes on.

It is sucking the life out of me. I’m exhausted when I’m with my kids and and struggling to get stuff done at home. But I don’t think it will be as easy as getting it back in the next admin. Dems never loved our telework either. Best we can hope for is a Dem president who says agencies have to allow unions and follow the agreements.

I’m the meantime I’m praying for a miracle.

Maybe slightly off topic but do you all think we will get some telework back after this administration? Are people getting used to 5x a week in office, because it is still killing me. In fact, it feels worse as time goes on.

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Anonymous wrote:remember, kids, you can flex your day but you can't flex your day around core business hours. but also you have to take your mandatory unpaid lunch time during core business hours. just not any more than an hour.

lol. Yep. And in the 1/100000000 chance that you get caught, your punishment will be a 3 day suspension.

What a bunch of nervous Nellies on this silly board. The world really does belong to the brave and people with a bit of agency and initiative.

(Cue all the HR highlighter girls lecturing about rules).

They were given a three day suspension because they were golfing with their supervisor. Yes, the employees should have known better, but it would be challenging to remove an employee who does something with the approval of his or her supervisor.

I wonder if they on on a reasonable accommodation due to stress and anxiety, how else are they able to telework.

OIG investigations take time to complete. They probably went golfing prior to the current administration.

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Anonymous wrote:remember, kids, you can flex your day but you can't flex your day around core business hours. but also you have to take your mandatory unpaid lunch time during core business hours. just not any more than an hour.

lol. Yep. And in the 1/100000000 chance that you get caught, your punishment will be a 3 day suspension.

What a bunch of nervous Nellies on this silly board. The world really does belong to the brave and people with a bit of agency and initiative.

(Cue all the HR highlighter girls lecturing about rules).

They were given a three day suspension because they were golfing with their supervisor. Yes, the employees should have known better, but it would be challenging to remove an employee who does something with the approval of his or her supervisor.

I wonder if they on on a reasonable accommodation due to stress and anxiety, how else are they able to telework.

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Anonymous wrote:remember, kids, you can flex your day but you can't flex your day around core business hours. but also you have to take your mandatory unpaid lunch time during core business hours. just not any more than an hour.

lol. Yep. And in the 1/100000000 chance that you get caught, your punishment will be a 3 day suspension.

What a bunch of nervous Nellies on this silly board. The world really does belong to the brave and people with a bit of agency and initiative.

(Cue all the HR highlighter girls lecturing about rules).

They were given a three day suspension because they were golfing with their supervisor. Yes, the employees should have known better, but it would be challenging to remove an employee who does something with the approval of his or her supervisor.

Anonymous wrote:remember, kids, you can flex your day but you can't flex your day around core business hours. but also you have to take your mandatory unpaid lunch time during core business hours. just not any more than an hour.

lol. Yep. And in the 1/100000000 chance that you get caught, your punishment will be a 3 day suspension.

What a bunch of nervous Nellies on this silly board. The world really does belong to the brave and people with a bit of agency and initiative.

(Cue all the HR highlighter girls lecturing about rules).

remember, kids, you can flex your day but you can't flex your day around core business hours. but also you have to take your mandatory unpaid lunch time during core business hours. just not any more than an hour.

I'm more offended that somebody ratted them out.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated whether three SEC employees golfed during duty hours, including one Information Technology supervisor, the supervisor’s subordinate, and another employee.

The OIG found that the employees played golf during core duty hours on days when they had certified on their official timecards that they had been teleworking. They did not use annual leave, credit hours, or another applicable leave status for their absences while golfing.

The OIG referred the matter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which declined prosecution.

The OIG also referred the matter to the SEC for any action deemed appropriate. The SEC reported to the OIG that the supervisor agreed to resign following the investigation and the subordinate employee and other employee both received three-day work suspensions.

Anonymous wrote:Did she leave due to the Elon case?

https://www.ft.com/content/018528f9-964f-42ab-aea7-72fadd173918

What is the real story behind the judge’s departure?

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-secs-ex-enforcement-chief-clashed-with-bosses-before-leaving-sources-say-2026-03-23/

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t she a marine? Maybe she got called up to go to Iran?

I hope the exams guy gets called up to go there as well. Permanently.

I really respect our veterans, but being a marine reserve officer is a big part of the exam guy’s shtick. I’d bet he spends more time on that than his day job.

I am surprised about all the hate for the head of exams. I dealt with him a decent bit years ago when he had a different role at the agency and he seemed like a decent person.

Why do people dislike him? Is it the lack of Exams experience? I’ll admit his background arguably made him more suited to the other role.

He doesn't fit the mold of the typical Exam's leader and that's a good thing. Must we have the same cookie cutter template for our senior leaders? I believe there may be some jealousy behind some of the criticism shared. I personally like his leadership style and consider it to be an improvement in Exam.

Most of the people in exams are not impressed. He lacks exam experience and has no securities law background or industry experience. With his extensive contacts, it is a real surprise that PA couldn’t find someone else. But I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised since the judge didn’t have a securities law or industry background either.

Exams used to be the place to move to if you wanted to make a change but stay at the SEC. But things went downhill during GG’s time and haven’t gotten any better under PA.

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Anonymous wrote:On a different note, has anyone heard anything about pay raises? Even if we aren’t getting one or it is very small, the announcement should came out soon based on past timing.

PA sent mail. 3% raise.

also SLRP! of course, that will be new handcuffs for people that had almost aged out of previous SLRP agreements 😭

I think the compensation email is great news! I’m excited for the raise and the return of cash rewards!!!

No one said you are getting a cash award. You will need to be working on one of the priority projects. Something that furthers making IPOs great again.

i thought that was Mark's dream? doesn't PA want to make crypto great again?

Did she leave due to the Elon case?

https://www.ft.com/content/018528f9-964f-42ab-aea7-72fadd173918

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t she a marine? Maybe she got called up to go to Iran?

I hope the exams guy gets called up to go there as well. Permanently.

I really respect our veterans, but being a marine reserve officer is a big part of the exam guy’s shtick. I’d bet he spends more time on that than his day job.

I am surprised about all the hate for the head of exams. I dealt with him a decent bit years ago when he had a different role at the agency and he seemed like a decent person.

Why do people dislike him? Is it the lack of Exams experience? I’ll admit his background arguably made him more suited to the other role.

He doesn't fit the mold of the typical Exam's leader and that's a good thing. Must we have the same cookie cutter template for our senior leaders? I believe there may be some jealousy behind some of the criticism shared. I personally like his leadership style and consider it to be an improvement in Exam.

He is an unqualified power hungry vindictive hack, who hides his incompetence in the subject matter from his subordinates by gaslighting them. His selection showed yet again that PA doesn’t care about exams. There were rumors earlier about the division being blown up. It should have happened.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t she a marine? Maybe she got called up to go to Iran?

I hope the exams guy gets called up to go there as well. Permanently.

I really respect our veterans, but being a marine reserve officer is a big part of the exam guy’s shtick. I’d bet he spends more time on that than his day job.

I am surprised about all the hate for the head of exams. I dealt with him a decent bit years ago when he had a different role at the agency and he seemed like a decent person.

Why do people dislike him? Is it the lack of Exams experience? I’ll admit his background arguably made him more suited to the other role.

He doesn't fit the mold of the typical Exam's leader and that's a good thing. Must we have the same cookie cutter template for our senior leaders? I believe there may be some jealousy behind some of the criticism shared. I personally like his leadership style and consider it to be an improvement in Exam.