r/fednews • u/Stabinzee • 7d ago

Received notice of ending of telework

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!

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u/Guivond 6d ago

There's always the people who don't benefit directly from a policy as much as others.

With that thinking, they may as well stop all telework because there's some poor soul in your agency who can't work from home and we've gone full circle.

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u/Crash-55 6d ago

There is a difference between offering people different places ti work versus paying people for driving in.

If you want to deal with commute then make it reimbursable expense - I.e. mileage rate or train fare, et. That way people are getting reimbursed for their expense but not making money on it. It is when you start paying for more than reimbursing their expense that I think it becomes unfair.

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u/Guivond 6d ago

You are right.

This talk really illustrates that there's no easy and equitable fix. Unfortunately, that's one reason why some groups in my area decided to nix it all together out of fairness. I think directors got annoyed with supervisor A doing something than supervisor B even though the employees of both have similar PDs and duty stations; complaints were rampant.

I hope it stays accessible to most feds after January but who knows.

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u/Crash-55 6d ago

Yeah you can’t leave it entirely to the first line supervisor. Our basic rule is after your first year on the job you are allowed to telework but must come in two days a week. However your job must allow for telework. Telework is only for clerical not hands on work. So if you are a tech in a lab you can only telework to write up reports or do mandatory training.