DC is losing employees to the federal government like crazy. DC has an enormous crisis as a result of their inability to fill positions.

Cork on 14th is open in their design, but their bar is excellent and when I’ve been in the noise levels have never impacted conversation or the ambiance at all. Super good wine bar.

That would be a smart move. Housing is expensive and limited here so why not spread out.

The Pursuit has an upstairs that is like a cozy living room!

Good for you. I could counter your anecdote with my anecdote showing the opposite but then we’d just be circlejerking with no end in sight. So i ll leave that here: https://www.axios.com/2021/07/13/gen-z-remote-work

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DC Fed Here!

So here’s my unsolicited two cents here.

The Mayors Office is trying to coordinate with Federal Agencies to eliminate/cut back on telework in hopes that commuting employees would revitalize local businesses in DC and help stabilize the economy.

In other words, help with local businesses, eateries transportation and more and return it to pre-Covid Times.

Additionally, the official space that’s not being used due to teleworking contractors and employees which belongs to the agencies-they want to convert to affordable housing and other services.

Again that’s not practical because the infrastructure of office buildings wasn’t made for affordable housing and even if it was-I’m 95% sure a rich real estate company will buy the building and cut a shady deal with the Mayors office and charge whatever outrageous price they want cause they can. And nothing changes…

So here’s where I draw the line because it’s all a bunch of bullshit.

#1. When the economy is bad, inflation is high and wages are stagnant, people spend less money.

So enforcing ppl back to the office in hopes that they’ll spend EVEN MORE on gas, commute and $12 lunches to sustain the economy is a falsehood.

#2. If that’s the route they wanted to go which was to end telework, then a conversation has to be had about raising the cost of wages for DC and Federal Employees to help with spending-which again, isn’t happening…

#3. Covid has forever changed the way we work now. Similar to how 9/11 changed the world around us. Businesses need to be creative to sustain themselves and make money and forcing the citizens who work here to bite the bullet isn’t it.

Simply put, you either adapt or die.

TL/DR

DC Mayors Office is bullshit and the reasons why. Salute to these Union’s for having their employees backs.

If you want to garner more attention you should probably change the title to man filming women. Vlogging is almost entirely seen as an innocuous activity

I'd be happy going full remote in Southern Illinois.

Yeah, it's definitely not the most ideal usage of office space but the flipside is that the flexibility of hybrid makes it easier for them to hire and retain top level talent within their specific industry

In the private sector, absolutely, but this thread is about government workers.

For future reference, https://www.wmata.com/about/transit-police/contact-us.cfm

You can send a text message to Metro Transit Police at 696873 (MyMTPD).

I think people should be careful with exclusive remote working. At some point, they'll realize it is just as effective and ship your job to India or somewhere like that

I’m equally as worried about the CSX lines that run through this area.

>has the mayor's office released a safety plan for the metro?

Remote workers really have been living in a different world for the last three years, wow.

It’s definitely harassment but while that I narrowly avoid most days I’m usually not filmed during it 🤷‍♀️

>It means more time for sleeping, or to spend time with family, or for fitness, or hobbies. It means saving money on lunches (or time spent packing one, and healthier lunch too).

On that note, it would be nice if those of us who do have to work in person were allowed to work fewer hours. Not only do we still have to commute every day, but a bunch of lunch spots have gone out of business, and envy for WFH friends is through the roof.

Is this vlogging? Seems like harassment.

We onboarded multiple people during the pandemic. They did just fine. One of them was a top performer and actually left when management started forcing return to office.

Removing an uncodified “benefit” of remote work is an easy way to downside and become more lean for touched economic times. This is step one to avoid the “L Word”.

Come back to DC! Just don’t wear a Canada Goose jacket that you bought with all the commuting savings you made over the last three years

You trying to hire people or be hired?

Lol

This is reference to Government employees. Not private sector. Government TW is not efficient. I say that as someone in the office 5 days week. Working with other GS employees and contractors.

Fair enough, all my experience is private sector and non-profit so I perhaps foolishly assumed it was similar or even more lenient in that regard

Edit: clarifying that I am a dum dum