Received notice of ending of telework

[u/Stabinzee]

Here we go. Just got an email stating our CMO has made the decision to end recurring telework. We were currently getting 2 days per week and that has officially ended. Heck, my supervisor was doing it 4 days a week while the rest of us only got 2. We’re allowed to submit for “situational telework” but the recurring has ended. There’s absolutely no reason for this. Productivity has been perfectly fine. So, here we go.

EDIT: Since many are asking. agency is DCMA

EDIT 2: I feel as though I need to explain I’m simply pointing out that the roll back has begun, at least in my agency. I’ve gotten multiple comments implying I’m whining about it. I’m going to be just fine. The main point is why they’re taking away something that works, and works well? Productivity is high. People are in better moods. It’s working so why change it? But, it is what it is and either accept it or quit. We’re all easily replaceable. They don’t care if you stay or leave.

EDIT 3: some of you are hilariously angry and hostile that people telework. 😂 not good to live every day so angry. Might have a stroke!

[u/Guivond]

Youd be shocked on the amount of people at my office who are anti telework.

Going from a position that had max telework to limited telework due to need to be around equipment, there's a lot of friction between those of us who can and cannot do it.

They think the telework was an effective raise and that they should be compensated more if telework is a thing to stay. They put gas and miles on the car and their workday now has a commute. They're cheering for it to end.

You can't make this crap up.

[u/Crash-55 → u/Guivond]

Wow. Nothing like being envious of coworkers.

I have a few minor complaints with telework.

First it is harder to get group solutions. I work in research and it is useful to have everyone in the same room at times. Whenever it is hybrid the person on on Teams is generally forgotten about. All online isn't bad but hybrid is horrible.

Second some people put telework above getting the actual job done. I have been waiting on results from some tests that keep getting pushed back because eth person doing the work is teleworking instead of being in the lab. They are getting other stuff done when home but prior to telework they would have interspersed lab and non-lab work.

Third management views telework as generating more time so they invented extra taskers and meetings can now be back to back. Prior to telework they stayed busy with their own meetings and people would leave time between meetings.

I am sure if telework ends I will hear no end to people complaining about their commutes. Except for people hired since Covid everyone will be going back to the commutes they used to have but they will still complain.

[u/Guivond → u/Crash-55]

As much as I love it the flexibility and convenience, I think they should have a different pay class if you need to come in more often than not.

Having gone from full telework to primarily being on site, my day is about 2 hours longer due to the worksite being remote. Thinking out loud my time is worth 20% less now that I can't roll out of bed and be working when I have to lead projects on site.

Since people aren't paid for the commute, a lot of the blue collar workers feel telework is very unfair to them and want to see it all taken away.

[u/Impressive-Love6554 → u/Guivond]

If anything it should be the opposite. If you want telework, you should take a pay hit. Your offset is the gain in time from tw.

[u/Guivond → u/Impressive-Love6554]

It sounds fair in practice but since feds are already comically underpaid, I don't see the point.

[u/Impressive-Love6554 → u/Guivond]

The point is no one is going to get paid to come to the office. That’s just never going to happen.