Posted on 02/15/2025 4:35:54 PM PST by ransomnote
Some need to win a coin flip to use a desk. Others say they’re killing time when workstations aren’t available.
As the Federal Emergency Management Agency prepared for its full workforce to report in person this month, it faced a situation many agencies are confronting as they scramble to comply with President Donald Trump’s return-to-office mandate: There weren’t enough workspaces for everyone.
As a result, employees would have to “share workstations on a rotating basis,” the agency announced in guidance shared with employees last week. The guidance, obtained by The Washington Post, stated: “Supervisors will resolve workplace availability conflicts using the following criteria in the order listed below.”
Topping the list was “full-time employment status,” followed by seniority and pay-scale criteria. But if none of those settled the conflict, supervisors were directed to turn to the sixth item on the list: “flip of a coin.”
This is the new reality some government employees are facing as they seek something as basic as a desk to work at.
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With the administration also working to terminate leases on federal offices nationwide, some agencies are already requiring most workers back.
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Her office has 14 working desks for 40 people, he said, so they take turns at the desks and spend the rest of the day killing time and chatting in the halls.
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To deal with overcrowding, the agency’s management barred full-time on-site contractors from using the garage. According to the employee, no exceptions were made for disabled contractors with handicap placards, many of whom are veterans.
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A DHS spokesperson said in a statement that the department’s parking policy “aligns with pre-pandemic guidelines, which did not permit contractor parking,” and that “this policy is being reintroduced to prioritize parking for federal employees.”
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I wonder how many of them were using PCs paid for by the government, but also used for personal business - like porn viewing - probably less secure than Hillary’s illegal servers...
Sounds like day camp...ok everyone, line up!
... Did you read the green text in the middle or red text on the right? :p
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