I am the most risk averse person I know, I will totally screw over my retirement if I leave before 2027 and my job prospects are about as good as you can expect for a 54 hyper specialized worker at the same employer for umpteen years.

Even I am starting to think it’s better to sell my house, uproot my kids and find some podunk town where we can subsist on savings and food stamps than stay in this job. And if I’m thinking like this, I can’t imagine there’s another single person at the SEC who isn’t seriously contemplating chucking it all in, too.

PA’s numbers were Oct 24 to present. Reuters was Jan 25 - present. So 2.5 pct left Oct - Jan.

They’ll likely lose another 5 pct by Dec and probably another 5-7 pct next year. Will be back to 2007 numbers before you know it.

Here's the Reuters article.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/secs-legal-investment-markets-divisions-cut-up-19-staff-after-buyout-program-2025-05-15/

Great journalism. Looks like the fruits of a FOIA request.

In the corresponding LinkedIn post, the author clarifies that "Enforcement" understates the Division's losses, as those figures exclude regional office Enforcement staff. The author further clarifies that the regional figures are iffy too because they're a mix of Enforcement and Exams staff.

Anonymous wrote:Why did Reuters say today that only 12 pct of staff left? Who’s right — Reuters or PA at the townhall?

How would PA be wrong - he gets actual #s from HR. Reuters who knows who their source is or if they’re using outdated numbers. Though I haven’t seen/looked for a Reuters article.

Why did Reuters say today that only 12 pct of staff left? Who’s right — Reuters or PA at the townhall?

Anonymous wrote:How much time and productivity has been totally WASTED futzing over this RTO policy, mgmt effort creating and evaluating requests for ad hoc, commuting times, office IT and utilities, parking costs, etc etc. It’s gotta be in the tens of thousands of man hours and tens of millions of dollars. So sad.

RTO is really the only focus at my agency right now. It’s such a shame.

Correct.

^Meaning CF hasn’t been approving an ad hoc?

Good luck getting telework in Corp Fin. Impossible.

How much time and productivity has been totally WASTED futzing over this RTO policy, mgmt effort creating and evaluating requests for ad hoc, commuting times, office IT and utilities, parking costs, etc etc. It’s gotta be in the tens of thousands of man hours and tens of millions of dollars. So sad.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of people asking for telework for the June 14 Tump parade

Haven’t asked for TW yet - you still just ask your manager right and they decide? Or is it now some kind of HR decision for a big event like this where traffic will be a nightmare for all?

In my unit we have to email our manager and get an affirmative response. No one has been denied, but sometimes the requests get kicked up to our second line supervisor.

Most people in my unit don’t request full days, but many get get approval to leave the office early and log on at night, or telework for an hour or two in the morning and come in later, at least a couple times a pay period. I’ve been told HR only needs to approve requests for extended ad hoc telework that is non-reasonable accommodation related (can’t remember if it’s a certain number of consecutive full days (or weeks?) that cross pay periods). No one has been so bold as to make such a request yet.

I need SEC Speaks for CLE. Didn’t ask to telework bc of traffic, just that I’d be hovering over a keyboard all day waiting to click present every nine minutes. Thought telework would be ok bc I wouldn’t be interacting with coworkers except during breaks or if absolutely necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:Are telework requests for Fri 6/13 being granted? I was planning to take the day off but maybe will ask to telework instead. I asked to telework during SEC Speaks (attending online) and got a big no to that request.

Because SEC Speaks is a heavy traffic/crowd day? Or because why come in for 2 days of entirely virtual work? Not criticizing - I legit can’t remember if SEC speaks draws a large in person audience like from law firms etc.

It does. They used to welcome staff to attend in person too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are telework requests for Fri 6/13 being granted? I was planning to take the day off but maybe will ask to telework instead. I asked to telework during SEC Speaks (attending online) and got a big no to that request.

Because SEC Speaks is a heavy traffic/crowd day? Or because why come in for 2 days of entirely virtual work? Not criticizing - I legit can’t remember if SEC speaks draws a large in person audience like from law firms etc.

SEC speaks is taking place at a Marriott downtown so there is no traffic impact around HQ.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people asking for telework for the June 14 Tump parade

Haven’t asked for TW yet - you still just ask your manager right and they decide? Or is it now some kind of HR decision for a big event like this where traffic will be a nightmare for all?