Free Republic

U.S. — With President Donald Trump ordering all government employees to come back to working in person by February 6, federal workers expressed concern that returning to the office would interfere with them not working. Thousands of federal employees who had been afforded the opportunity to work remotely following the COVID-19 pandemic said they were disappointed that being required to return to working in person would negatively impact their desire to collect paychecks without actually working. "I'm not sure I want a job where I have to work," said IRS case analyst Steve Reaves. "That's not what I applied for...

In the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th biggest bank in the country, many are left wondering what went wrong. Both current and former employees have stated that the bank’s support of remote work is a contributing factor. Axios reports that current and former employees of Silicon Valley bank have mentioned the bank’s support of remote work as a contributing factor to its recent collapse. SVB stood out in the banking sector for its commitment to remote work. “If our time working remotely has taught us anything, it’s that we can trust our employees to...