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Post by ssaogc on Aug 28, 2020 15:21:36 GMT -5
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Post by nylawyer on Aug 28, 2020 15:30:27 GMT -5
The mind reels. So many, many questions about this. I really hope that this turn out to be untrue, or at least that there is some sort of management version that is not as outrageous as this is on its face. Only thing I can think of would be staff was required to perform a very limited, essential job (like contacting the public who might have appointments, or transferring work to another office) |
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Post by banks on Aug 28, 2020 15:37:36 GMT -5
Outrageous.
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Aug 28, 2020 16:30:36 GMT -5
That telework is a double edged sword!
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Post by Thomas fka Lance on Aug 28, 2020 20:30:23 GMT -5
House ruined in a hurricane? Gotta work!
Roads washed out? Gotta work!
Friends, family, hurt, or worse? Gotta work!
No secure internet connection and you'll be disciplined if PII is lost? Gotta work!
I don't think telework is the issue.
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Post by mrmojo on Aug 28, 2020 20:30:55 GMT -5
This surprises me... not at all. There is a reason that year after year, SSA's rating by employees in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey plunges to new depths.
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Post by Pixie on Aug 28, 2020 22:53:37 GMT -5
Surely the writer got it wrong? Pixie
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Post by zbornee on Aug 29, 2020 19:22:32 GMT -5
last time i checked, our systems don't connect to hotel wifi
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Post by pumpkin on Aug 29, 2020 19:55:41 GMT -5
I think you are correct about connecting via hotel WiFi, however the article infers that affected employees were provided with directions on how to accomplish exactly that:
“Although there is no written record of the leave denial, an IT employee sent all employees in the office instructions on how to connect to the agency’s virtual private network over public wireless Internet connections.“
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Post by lurkerbelow on Aug 30, 2020 10:29:49 GMT -5
I'm sure SSA is going to love upgrading all of its hardware security architecture again since it's now been compromised due to being used in hotel rooms.
So will the taxpayers. Oh wait, that won't happen. Guess we'll just be insecure again.
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Post by nappyloxs on Aug 30, 2020 13:19:12 GMT -5
last time i checked, our systems don't connect to hotel wifi It probably depends on how you connect to the hotel wifi. If you can connect like you would home network, then it would work as normal. If hotel requires you to enter password through webpage, it might not work. |
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Post by SPN Lifer on Aug 30, 2020 15:01:59 GMT -5
That telework is a double edged sword! I don't think telework is the issue. It would be important to know the basis for the leave denial. Can those who decline to sign up for telework be ordered to take home their laptops? Are their laptops even configured for remote connection? In days past, the answer to both queries was negative. Sign up for telework at your peril! |
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Post by hopefalj on Aug 30, 2020 16:00:16 GMT -5
That telework is a double edged sword! I don't think telework is the issue. It would be important to know the basis for the leave denial. Can those who decline to sign up for telework be ordered to take home their laptops? Are their laptops even configured for remote connection? In days past, the answer to both queries was negative. Sign up for telework at your peril! I think that philosophy changed back in March when all of us were ordered to take our laptops home to work remotely. In our office, they were quick to ensure everyone's laptop was configured for telework in the weeks leading up to office closures. They didn't deny employees their annual leave. It seems a little harsh to deny it to people as they flee a hurricane (weather) out if concern for their safety. I've been in offices where there has been ice or snow closures and teleworkers had to work, but no one was fleeing their house in those situations. |
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Post by nappyloxs on Aug 31, 2020 5:00:11 GMT -5
I think that philosophy changed back in March when all of us were ordered to take our laptops home to work remotely. In our office, they were quick to ensure everyone's laptop was configured for telework in the weeks leading up to office closures. They didn't deny employees their annual leave. It seems a little harsh to deny it to people as they flee a hurricane (weather) out if concern for their safety. I've been in offices where there has been ice or snow closures and teleworkers had to work, but no one was fleeing their house in those situations. In order to telework, the ADS must be approved. Want to visit family, because... insert reason (birth of grandchild, parent has covid and you want to be near, etc...) = Temporary ADS denied. Want to go to Hawaii for a week as a break and telework = temporary ADS denied. Official ADS lost to hurricane = deny WSL and mandate hotel as temporary ADS. If true, this was local management’s call, based on upper management’s edicts. Model workforce |
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Post by shoocat on Aug 31, 2020 15:22:56 GMT -5
I think you are correct about connecting via hotel WiFi, however the article infers that affected employees were provided with directions on how to accomplish exactly that: “Although there is no written record of the leave denial, an IT employee sent all employees in the office instructions on how to connect to the agency’s virtual private network over public wireless Internet connections.“ When on travel to Pennsylvania, we were able to get on via hotel WiFi. However, it took contact with their IT people to get it to work. |
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