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Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

Ridiculous that it’s not till July. It’s supposed to be expedited. Union is useless.

You are incorrect on the point about it being expedited.

I think that no matter the outcome of the hearing, there will be an appeal process. I would not count on teleworking regularly anytime soon.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

Ridiculous that it’s not till July. It’s supposed to be expedited. Union is useless.

You are incorrect on the point about it being expedited.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

Ridiculous that it’s not till July. It’s supposed to be expedited. Union is useless.

Anonymous wrote:The agency’s RIF plans were due to OMB on April 14. Why can’t they disclose those plans??

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Anonymous wrote:Here we go again. No and please stop with this.

. On the one hand, I agree with this. On the other, I’m so effing tired of being told to appreciate that we have jobs and don’t complain about the reductions in our working conditions. I’m at another agency and RTO is killing me. It’s not because I’m lazy or because I didn’t work when at home. It’s because my whole life was organized around a benefit I’ve had since 2015. But yeah, don’t complain and be happy with less and less, while giving more and more. It sucks. We SHOULD be pushing back.

I agree. I do appreciate having a job but if that means I give up every benefit or flexibility so an employer can see me grovel, NO.

Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

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Anonymous wrote:Here we go again. No and please stop with this.

. On the one hand, I agree with this. On the other, I’m so effing tired of being told to appreciate that we have jobs and don’t complain about the reductions in our working conditions. I’m at another agency and RTO is killing me. It’s not because I’m lazy or because I didn’t work when at home. It’s because my whole life was organized around a benefit I’ve had since 2015. But yeah, don’t complain and be happy with less and less, while giving more and more. It sucks. We SHOULD be pushing back.

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Anonymous wrote:Week 4. So how many have made it through using no time off so far?

Only one in my group at HQ here today including mgmt. I think everyone celebrated 4 weeks by taking today off. I’m unclear how people are burning so much leave though. I get a ton but I’d be out of it by year end if I used 1-2 days per week every week. Are people just like I’ll deal with it then? I’ll quit then? Is no one taking any kind of planned vacation this year? I mean I may quit anyway but I’d rather get a nice vacation payout.

FWIW the people in my group who consistently take amazing vacations just aren’t this year. Or maybe it’s 1 amazing vacation instead of the 3 they typically take. Job uncertainty esp for those whose spouse is also a Fed or Fed adjacent. So I think that frees up like 5-10 days per trip so that’s 5-10 wks where they can take a day off weekly.

I also think people are doing what they have to right now to make this work. If they can only make it work using a ton of leave and they start running low, maybe they try to go part time or start looking for another job. I carried over max. Have a time off award and a small bank of credit hours. Plus I have a ton of sick leave. Maybe over time I can figure out how to use less leave. For now I have been stuck with middle of the day appointments I can’t reschedule — but will schedule the next one at a better time.

And this won’t be forever. It just won’t. I don’t know how long it will be but at some point regular telework will come back.

+1. This is my exact situation. I plan to go part time in October if there isn't any flexibility by then.

Don’t go part time until all the restructuring is done and DOGE leaves. In a RIF part time is first to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Week 4. So how many have made it through using no time off so far?

Only one in my group at HQ here today including mgmt. I think everyone celebrated 4 weeks by taking today off. I’m unclear how people are burning so much leave though. I get a ton but I’d be out of it by year end if I used 1-2 days per week every week. Are people just like I’ll deal with it then? I’ll quit then? Is no one taking any kind of planned vacation this year? I mean I may quit anyway but I’d rather get a nice vacation payout.

FWIW the people in my group who consistently take amazing vacations just aren’t this year. Or maybe it’s 1 amazing vacation instead of the 3 they typically take. Job uncertainty esp for those whose spouse is also a Fed or Fed adjacent. So I think that frees up like 5-10 days per trip so that’s 5-10 wks where they can take a day off weekly.

I also think people are doing what they have to right now to make this work. If they can only make it work using a ton of leave and they start running low, maybe they try to go part time or start looking for another job. I carried over max. Have a time off award and a small bank of credit hours. Plus I have a ton of sick leave. Maybe over time I can figure out how to use less leave. For now I have been stuck with middle of the day appointments I can’t reschedule — but will schedule the next one at a better time.

And this won’t be forever. It just won’t. I don’t know how long it will be but at some point regular telework will come back.

+1. This is my exact situation. I plan to go part time in October if there isn't any flexibility by then.

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Anonymous wrote:Week 4. So how many have made it through using no time off so far?

Only one in my group at HQ here today including mgmt. I think everyone celebrated 4 weeks by taking today off. I’m unclear how people are burning so much leave though. I get a ton but I’d be out of it by year end if I used 1-2 days per week every week. Are people just like I’ll deal with it then? I’ll quit then? Is no one taking any kind of planned vacation this year? I mean I may quit anyway but I’d rather get a nice vacation payout.

FWIW the people in my group who consistently take amazing vacations just aren’t this year. Or maybe it’s 1 amazing vacation instead of the 3 they typically take. Job uncertainty esp for those whose spouse is also a Fed or Fed adjacent. So I think that frees up like 5-10 days per trip so that’s 5-10 wks where they can take a day off weekly.

I also think people are doing what they have to right now to make this work. If they can only make it work using a ton of leave and they start running low, maybe they try to go part time or start looking for another job. I carried over max. Have a time off award and a small bank of credit hours. Plus I have a ton of sick leave. Maybe over time I can figure out how to use less leave. For now I have been stuck with middle of the day appointments I can’t reschedule — but will schedule the next one at a better time.

And this won’t be forever. It just won’t. I don’t know how long it will be but at some point regular telework will come back.