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Post by pumpkin on Aug 18, 2024 7:04:33 GMT -5
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Post by christina on Aug 18, 2024 13:47:05 GMT -5
Sign me up 😒
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Post by dshawn on Aug 18, 2024 21:33:56 GMT -5
Another recent one was called the “SHOW UP” Act. I am pretty sure it passed the House. The disdain is palpable.
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 18, 2024 23:16:36 GMT -5
This whole thing is such a load of anti-government and anti-worker crap. It also ignores reality. Many people work in offices that have been downsized such that they can't all fit in the office at the same time.
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Post by nylawyer on Aug 20, 2024 15:45:29 GMT -5
This whole thing is such a load of anti-government and anti-worker crap. It also ignores reality. Many people work in offices that have been downsized such that they can't all fit in the office at the same time. I'm curious, is this true of OHO? Have any hearing offices been significantly downsized? I go to my office for in person hearing days and it's a ghost town. If SSA actually does start shrinking it's footprint that would be true telework protection. But, I suspect a lot of urban areas are pushing hard for the federal government (not just OHO) not to dump a bunch office space into a market that already has bloated availability. |
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 20, 2024 17:02:08 GMT -5
This whole thing is such a load of anti-government and anti-worker crap. It also ignores reality. Many people work in offices that have been downsized such that they can't all fit in the office at the same time. I'm curious, is this true of OHO? Have any hearing offices been significantly downsized? I go to my office for in person hearing days and it's a ghost town. If SSA actually does start shrinking it's footprint that would be true telework protection. But, I suspect a lot of urban areas are pushing hard for the federal government (not just OHO) not to dump a bunch office space into a market that already has bloated availability. I know of at least one office that has substantially downsized their space. I know of at least 1 more that is likely to do so when they renew their lease. |
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Post by dshawn on Aug 20, 2024 20:59:09 GMT -5
It’s the trickle down effect too. Fewer people in, fewer people parking, going to lunch, having a few pops with co-workers after work, etc. Hate to be a cynic, but like most things in life it is follow the money for the real story. I wonder who owns many of those same said parking lots, restaurants, bars, etc. Things that make you go “hmmn?!”
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Post by aljhopefully on Aug 21, 2024 3:22:44 GMT -5
One of my prior federal employers let their lease up on most of its office space during the pandemic. Their remote telework policy is also their strongest selling point because the job had a high turnover rate and is a bit soul crushing. Forcing their employees into the nonexistent office will probably be a bad decision. But not every agency is the same.
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Post by nylawyer on Aug 21, 2024 12:01:03 GMT -5
It’s the trickle down effect too. Fewer people in, fewer people parking, going to lunch, having a few pops with co-workers after work, etc. Hate to be a cynic, but like most things in life it is follow the money for the real story. I wonder who owns many of those same said parking lots, restaurants, bars, etc. Things that make you go “hmmn?!” While there is no question that a lot businesses benefit from or even rely on workers going into their office, federal agencies just holding onto space the don't need doesn't help with that. |
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Post by nylawyer on Aug 21, 2024 12:07:57 GMT -5
I'm curious, is this true of OHO? Have any hearing offices been significantly downsized? I go to my office for in person hearing days and it's a ghost town. If SSA actually does start shrinking it's footprint that would be true telework protection. But, I suspect a lot of urban areas are pushing hard for the federal government (not just OHO) not to dump a bunch office space into a market that already has bloated availability. I know of at least one office that has substantially downsized their space. I know of at least 1 more that is likely to do so when they renew their lease. I wonder if these decisions (to downsize offices) is made at a regional level or national. |
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 22, 2024 12:32:35 GMT -5
I know of at least one office that has substantially downsized their space. I know of at least 1 more that is likely to do so when they renew their lease. I wonder if these decisions (to downsize offices) is made at a regional level or national. My guess is that it's actually a GSA decision when the leases come due. |
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Post by jagvet on Sept 23, 2024 22:15:59 GMT -5
Colleagues: Another conspiracy theory? My federal office space in a leased building was vacated nine years ago, and we were squeezed into a 50% smaller space in a federal building. It was based on telework, job sharing, hoteling, and eliminating private offices. Here's a 2012 article about the program. Gee, I wonder who was president then?
www.capitolmarkets.com/space-utilization/gsa-leads-the-way-in-shrinking-office-space/ |
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Post by Gaidin on Sept 24, 2024 19:56:16 GMT -5
Colleagues: Another conspiracy theory? My federal office space in a leased building was vacated nine years ago, and we were squeezed into a 50% smaller space in a federal building. It was based on telework, job sharing, hoteling, and eliminating private offices. Here's a 2012 article about the program. Gee, I wonder who was president then?
www.capitolmarkets.com/space-utilization/gsa-leads-the-way-in-shrinking-office-space/I Think we are all pretty clear that the administration decides which direction telework is heading. The question was whether it was GSA or the Agency that made determinations at an office level. I will add that the Republican nominees are making no secret of their views on telework at SSA. You can decide how you feel about it but this video is cued up for the specific section. |
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Post by Pixie on Sept 25, 2024 8:28:48 GMT -5
Eliminate maybe 80% of the federal workforce? Pixie
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Post by jagvet on Sept 26, 2024 23:49:33 GMT -5
The move to reduce federal office footprints is at least 15 years old. More telework means less office space. If TPTB intend to require staff to come in, they must make space for them.
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