Not to mention increased spending. DC based government employees get a 33.94% adjustment upward for the cost of living.
Doubt this will impact agencies...
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BuzzH
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I think there will be, this is just the first run at it.
They STILL received the locality pay while "working" from home.
You do not lose locality...
BuzzH
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You sure about that?
This is the reality.
80% of CEOs say they’d rather promote an in-person employee
KPMG study illustrates the disconnect between executive and worker preferences.
Yes. They live in VA, MD, DC, same locality pay. If they worked in the office, they resided in the same area. They continue to receive their locality pay.
Nameless Range
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This is the reality.
80% of CEOs say they’d rather promote an in-person employee
KPMG study illustrates the disconnect between executive and worker preferences.fortune.com
I think reality is playing out and it remains to be seen. That said, I know what I’ve seen with my own eyes when it comes to WFH/hybrid work, and blanket statements about it don’t hold. Individuals, positions, the question of whether there is the literal space to house these employees - that’s where the rubber hits the road.
Under the premise though, we should see some real increases in output per government employee. Bigly.
But I don’t think this is really about that
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CEOs just feel like they don’t have a purpose since they can’t bullshit with anyone in person and walk around like they are important.This is the reality.
80% of CEOs say they’d rather promote an in-person employee
KPMG study illustrates the disconnect between executive and worker preferences.
Nick87
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I don't disagree with all of this, but billionaires are pulling the strings regardless whose in office.
If fed workers are fully remote their duty station is their home address.
Edit to say that there are probably folks who abuse this, but agencies can reassign duty stations if someone isn’t fully remote. This would prevent them from inflating salaries. Example might be having moved to the Shenandoah Valley but reporting to the office on DC once a month to claim the metro area salary bump.
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A lady at my work told them she would be working from home. They responded with no that’s not how it works here anymore. She gave two weeks notice and currently still works for us from home. Kinda funny when they need someone what you can get away with
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All I can see is the forest service losing too many folks, being further crippled by the lack of workforce, then their lack of management (translation = fires) being used to further justify getting rid of federal lands, which will be sold to the highest bidder to pay down national debt, and then we'll all be paying up the wazoo to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and Wilkes and all the rest if we want to hunt anywhere ever again. That's if, of course, they don't clearcut and mine the shit out of everything and leave any habitat left for the wildlife at all.
People who hate government and government employees better be prepared to pay a whole lot more for services government once provided. Taxes are bad...but voluntarily paying 10x what we were taxed, in order to line some CEO's pocket, is better?
People who hate government and government employees better be prepared to pay a whole lot more for services government once provided. Taxes are bad...but voluntarily paying 10x what we were taxed, in order to line some CEO's pocket, is better?
We've investigated incidents of false IP activity that flagged, meanwhile, they held a false 2nd and 3rd "remote job"...
I'm sure there are many that work just fine from home. They can work just as fine at the office.
This is the reality, good people / employees will continue to be good people.
Those fudging the system... will continue to fudge it OR take an early resignation.
I respect your opinion, I have a differing opinion.
It’s funny that folks argue we need to grind employees to the bone to prove any worth. The French work 36 hours a week and have a ton of vacation time. Their productivity ranking (GDP per hour worked) is 2 or 3 places behind the US in international rankings. (OCED and ILO measurements, respectively)
Nick87
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How's the elk hunting?
Doublecluck
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Holy chit! Are you guys ok?
The federal worker receives locality based on their location. GS Locality does not change because a person works from home or the office.
They became remote and must stay within proximity for most agency requirements. That means they *should be within the same locality pay if that was their residence when they turned to remote work.
BuzzH
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There's also the question of under what authority is the Emperor offering the early out?
HSi-ESi
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I've been working remotely since 2005 - and it's with a Private Company - so if I don't perform....
It's so much easier now - and more productive - with all of the Teams, Zoom, etc. I can collaborate with other employee's and customers that are all around the world. It's much, much more efficient to work this way. Plus, my company gets lots of additional hours as I take calls throughout the day and night. I'm on one right now.
This push is a stupid move and designed solely to push folks out and give a reason to the base showing that our leaders are making "common sense" decisions. You know for a fact that they aren't doing this for efficiency.
It's so much easier now - and more productive - with all of the Teams, Zoom, etc. I can collaborate with other employee's and customers that are all around the world. It's much, much more efficient to work this way. Plus, my company gets lots of additional hours as I take calls throughout the day and night. I'm on one right now.
This push is a stupid move and designed solely to push folks out and give a reason to the base showing that our leaders are making "common sense" decisions. You know for a fact that they aren't doing this for efficiency.
Wildabeest
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My experience says that voluntary RIF’s never work out well. What happens is the good folks with skills, experience and the right attitude take the buyout and leave for better jobs. While the pedestrian employees stick around because they don’t really have other options.
