Anonymous
04/23/2026 07:39
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
They should look at all the deadweight in DERA. All those economists (and lawyers) that barely do any work. Of course they are over staffed with managers who contribute even less.
Just on the numbers, DERA’s manager to staff ratio is one of the lowest in the Commission. For the true craziness in the number of managers you need to go to exams.
Exams has a totally different thing going on because their exam managers are not supervisors so they don’t could in the ratios. And they are the workhorses of the division. It is entirely unclear what DERA does and why it needs hundreds of people. Every time we ask it something they tell us it is impossible for them to do because everyone is so busy.
Exams does have a different function so their ratios make sense.
DERA on the other hand has a few good people but most are “busy” on their own research or are white tower academics thinking that they are too good for this kind of work that do even less work in the government than they did in academia.
Anonymous
04/23/2026 06:25
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
They should look at all the deadweight in DERA. All those economists (and lawyers) that barely do any work. Of course they are over staffed with managers who contribute even less.
Just on the numbers, DERA’s manager to staff ratio is one of the lowest in the Commission. For the true craziness in the number of managers you need to go to exams.
Exams has a totally different thing going on because their exam managers are not supervisors so they don’t could in the ratios. And they are the workhorses of the division. It is entirely unclear what DERA does and why it needs hundreds of people. Every time we ask it something they tell us it is impossible for them to do because everyone is so busy.
Anonymous
04/23/2026 06:11
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
They should look at all the deadweight in DERA. All those economists (and lawyers) that barely do any work. Of course they are over staffed with managers who contribute even less.
Just on the numbers, DERA’s manager to staff ratio is one of the lowest in the Commission. For the true craziness in the number of managers you need to go to exams.
Anonymous
04/22/2026 19:26
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
They should look at all the deadweight in DERA. All those economists (and lawyers) that barely do any work. Of course they are over staffed with managers who contribute even less.
Anonymous
04/07/2026 22:06
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Nice to see us request an 11% budget cut. It was a darn shame to have the budget for decent raises this year. Good thing we won’t have to deal with that next year.
It is a 4.5% cut in total appropriations, not 11%. 2026 = $2,177 million. 2027 = $2,078 million. We are only asking for an appropriation of $1,908 million because there is a carryover of $145 million of unused funds from 2026.
We did not have that carryover when requesting appropriations for FY 2026. It’s important to compare apples to apples.
Of the 2026 appropriation, only $2,032 million was/will be used. So the budget request is actually an increase over funds used in 2026.
Anonymous
04/07/2026 07:38
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Nice to see us request an 11% budget cut. It was a darn shame to have the budget for decent raises this year. Good thing we won’t have to deal with that next year.
Anonymous
04/06/2026 07:13
Subject: Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What’s the difference between playing golf and standing around BS-ing in the hallway for an hour or more, as many staff do everyday? Both are “not working” on the clock. Such arbitrary nonsense.
The latter is the “collaboration” the RTO wants to achieve. As long as you’re doing whatever you’re doing is inside one of the SEC offices, that counts. See the logic? You go to the bathroom for an hour or whatever, it’s collaboration, as long as it is inside the office. You produce high quality work product, but at home, that’s slacking.
This isn’t unique to the SEC. Large corporations and organizations have made it abundantly clear that being inside a building matters more than productivity. I used to accomplish a lot at work and now I’ve accepted that I’m getting paid to physically show up. It does make me concerned about the future of big business in America since as a shareholder I’d rather a company focus on earnings/productivity and get rid of expensive real estate.
Anonymous
04/04/2026 11:11
Subject: Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:What’s the difference between playing golf and standing around BS-ing in the hallway for an hour or more, as many staff do everyday? Both are “not working” on the clock. Such arbitrary nonsense.
The latter is the “collaboration” the RTO wants to achieve. As long as you’re doing whatever you’re doing is inside one of the SEC offices, that counts. See the logic? You go to the bathroom for an hour or whatever, it’s collaboration, as long as it is inside the office. You produce high quality work product, but at home, that’s slacking.
Anonymous
04/04/2026 08:10
Subject: Realignment for SEC
Where’s the investigations of everyone taking lunch at the end of their workdays?
Anonymous
04/04/2026 08:10
Subject: Realignment for SEC
What’s the difference between playing golf and standing around BS-ing in the hallway for an hour or more, as many staff do everyday? Both are “not working” on the clock. Such arbitrary nonsense.
Anonymous
04/03/2026 20:22
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
Wait, what????
The CFTC, or parts of the CFTC, are coming the Station Place?
How is that going to work?
How do you think? Everyone doubled up.
Anyone terrified about what we are missing in the markets and with investors between the loss of staff and demoralization of who is left? The next big crisis has gotten closer because of all this. When they write the report, what PA did kissing up to Trump instead of focusing on the agency and his utter disregard of staff will be in the “why did the SEC miss it” chapter.
I am surprised you’re the first one to actually voice this. The dismantling of the SEC is going to continue until there’s a crisis. And we are due for one. The number of things that we are no longer monitoring, including a number of actions that have shut down certain market monitoring activities. No one is talking about it. No one. In fact, the few who have, have been retaliated against.
Take a step back. And watch from the sides. “Why did the SEC miss this. Version 2026” will be a good one.
We aren’t watching the markets but we’re supposed to snitch on our fellow colleagues for $10,000. Those are the priorities.
And only for the information not already known to them. Like we know what information we have!
Besides, OIG doesn’t really investigate anything of note. They are used as a tool to retaliate, and conduct yet another “investigation” of some obscure IT system.
I don’t know, golfing on the clock seems to be a legit investigation.
Part of me thinks that the 10th floor wanted new OIT management and they pursued this investigation.
I think the 10th floor just wants shiny apple laptops, and for everything else in IT to be in chaos. Mission accomplished. Maybe the reorg will be finished by the time the next furlough arrives. Ha.
Anonymous
04/03/2026 13:59
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
Wait, what????
The CFTC, or parts of the CFTC, are coming the Station Place?
How is that going to work?
How do you think? Everyone doubled up.
Anyone terrified about what we are missing in the markets and with investors between the loss of staff and demoralization of who is left? The next big crisis has gotten closer because of all this. When they write the report, what PA did kissing up to Trump instead of focusing on the agency and his utter disregard of staff will be in the “why did the SEC miss it” chapter.
I am surprised you’re the first one to actually voice this. The dismantling of the SEC is going to continue until there’s a crisis. And we are due for one. The number of things that we are no longer monitoring, including a number of actions that have shut down certain market monitoring activities. No one is talking about it. No one. In fact, the few who have, have been retaliated against.
Take a step back. And watch from the sides. “Why did the SEC miss this. Version 2026” will be a good one.
We aren’t watching the markets but we’re supposed to snitch on our fellow colleagues for $10,000. Those are the priorities.
And only for the information not already known to them. Like we know what information we have!
Besides, OIG doesn’t really investigate anything of note. They are used as a tool to retaliate, and conduct yet another “investigation” of some obscure IT system.
I don’t know, golfing on the clock seems to be a legit investigation.
Part of me thinks that the 10th floor wanted new OIT management and they pursued this investigation.
Come on. Let’s take our tin foil hats off for the moment.
Are you really saying they wouldn’t or shouldn’t have pursued an investigation about golfing during work hours absent some ulterior motive?
In case it's not abundantly clear, this is an effort to bolster the SEC appeal re: the telework arbitration decision to the FLRA.
This doesnt affect the arbitration. The agency has always had the right to institute measures to address accountability and performance including, but not limited to, revoking TW for people that are not responsive.
Anonymous
04/03/2026 13:56
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
Wait, what????
The CFTC, or parts of the CFTC, are coming the Station Place?
How is that going to work?
How do you think? Everyone doubled up.
Anyone terrified about what we are missing in the markets and with investors between the loss of staff and demoralization of who is left? The next big crisis has gotten closer because of all this. When they write the report, what PA did kissing up to Trump instead of focusing on the agency and his utter disregard of staff will be in the “why did the SEC miss it” chapter.
I am surprised you’re the first one to actually voice this. The dismantling of the SEC is going to continue until there’s a crisis. And we are due for one. The number of things that we are no longer monitoring, including a number of actions that have shut down certain market monitoring activities. No one is talking about it. No one. In fact, the few who have, have been retaliated against.
Take a step back. And watch from the sides. “Why did the SEC miss this. Version 2026” will be a good one.
We aren’t watching the markets but we’re supposed to snitch on our fellow colleagues for $10,000. Those are the priorities.
And only for the information not already known to them. Like we know what information we have!
Besides, OIG doesn’t really investigate anything of note. They are used as a tool to retaliate, and conduct yet another “investigation” of some obscure IT system.
I don’t know, golfing on the clock seems to be a legit investigation.
Part of me thinks that the 10th floor wanted new OIT management and they pursued this investigation.
Come on. Let’s take our tin foil hats off for the moment.
Are you really saying they wouldn’t or shouldn’t have pursued an investigation about golfing during work hours absent some ulterior motive?
In case it's not abundantly clear, this is an effort to bolster the SEC appeal re: the telework arbitration decision to the FLRA.
No, that is not a abundantly clear and, in fact, it doesn’t make any sense.
You are jumping through quite the conspiratorial hoops to criticize the agency cracking down on what was grossly abusive conduct.
Anonymous
04/03/2026 13:08
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
Wait, what????
The CFTC, or parts of the CFTC, are coming the Station Place?
How is that going to work?
How do you think? Everyone doubled up.
Anyone terrified about what we are missing in the markets and with investors between the loss of staff and demoralization of who is left? The next big crisis has gotten closer because of all this. When they write the report, what PA did kissing up to Trump instead of focusing on the agency and his utter disregard of staff will be in the “why did the SEC miss it” chapter.
I am surprised you’re the first one to actually voice this. The dismantling of the SEC is going to continue until there’s a crisis. And we are due for one. The number of things that we are no longer monitoring, including a number of actions that have shut down certain market monitoring activities. No one is talking about it. No one. In fact, the few who have, have been retaliated against.
Take a step back. And watch from the sides. “Why did the SEC miss this. Version 2026” will be a good one.
We aren’t watching the markets but we’re supposed to snitch on our fellow colleagues for $10,000. Those are the priorities.
And only for the information not already known to them. Like we know what information we have!
Besides, OIG doesn’t really investigate anything of note. They are used as a tool to retaliate, and conduct yet another “investigation” of some obscure IT system.
I don’t know, golfing on the clock seems to be a legit investigation.
Part of me thinks that the 10th floor wanted new OIT management and they pursued this investigation.
Come on. Let’s take our tin foil hats off for the moment.
Are you really saying they wouldn’t or shouldn’t have pursued an investigation about golfing during work hours absent some ulterior motive?
In case it's not abundantly clear, this is an effort to bolster the SEC appeal re: the telework arbitration decision to the FLRA.
Anonymous
04/03/2026 12:54
Subject: Re:Realignment for SEC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree 2x/week would make a huge difference. Even 1x/week and a more liberal ad hoc policy.
Personally, 5x/week would be a touch less exhausting if we still had an on site gym. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on this but that little thing would make a world of difference for me.
I agree. With the gym, I could use my lunch to get in a workout. It still sucks to have the commute time but it didn’t preclude getting exercise. Now it’s hard to fit that in after or before the commute given kid obligations.
+1, the gym would help a lot.
Heard they were looking into it but we are losing floors in SP2 to the CFTC. With that loss of space and people all being doubled up, off the table.
Wait, what????
The CFTC, or parts of the CFTC, are coming the Station Place?
How is that going to work?
How do you think? Everyone doubled up.
Anyone terrified about what we are missing in the markets and with investors between the loss of staff and demoralization of who is left? The next big crisis has gotten closer because of all this. When they write the report, what PA did kissing up to Trump instead of focusing on the agency and his utter disregard of staff will be in the “why did the SEC miss it” chapter.
I am surprised you’re the first one to actually voice this. The dismantling of the SEC is going to continue until there’s a crisis. And we are due for one. The number of things that we are no longer monitoring, including a number of actions that have shut down certain market monitoring activities. No one is talking about it. No one. In fact, the few who have, have been retaliated against.
Take a step back. And watch from the sides. “Why did the SEC miss this. Version 2026” will be a good one.
We aren’t watching the markets but we’re supposed to snitch on our fellow colleagues for $10,000. Those are the priorities.
And only for the information not already known to them. Like we know what information we have!
Besides, OIG doesn’t really investigate anything of note. They are used as a tool to retaliate, and conduct yet another “investigation” of some obscure IT system.
I don’t know, golfing on the clock seems to be a legit investigation.
Part of me thinks that the 10th floor wanted new OIT management and they pursued this investigation.
Come on. Let’s take our tin foil hats off for the moment.
Are you really saying they wouldn’t or shouldn’t have pursued an investigation about golfing during work hours absent some ulterior motive?