There are many government agencies all over the nation. For instance NASA and Military bases with civilians. That said, I had dinner with a "government employee" last night who lives in the south. He works from home 5 days a week. His agency is not sure how they will respond to the Trump EO regarding employees who work from home.
He stated that many from his agency who work from home are not even in the state where they were hired. Some moved to Florida, so they are on "Teams" meetings while at their pool. The agency said, "Their work is more productive, they are of course, happier and save the company money by not occupying inhouse real-estate. "
This gentleman is an "upper management" employee with accounting and finances. He is a Trump supporter and is excited for our country's direction.
It will be interesting how the legitimate workers will be parsed from the free-loaders.
Absolutely agree. My team was back to work the day after the COVID banishment ended. The site we staff, quite literally did not want any more than the bare minimum staff present - to avoid losing the entire manufacturing capabilities.
So, the team has been on-site for nearly 3 years. When you get back, you realize how much has changed (new manufacturing staff, new hires, lack of cross-training), but mostly the inter-personal relationships that form from daily interactions.
It can be argued that SW and HW Engineers can perform at home - which may be true; but they cannot train the next generation of new hires. There is sense of teamwork on a video chat. Some agencies work very well with each other, and showing up makes everything more productive.
There are many government agencies all over the nation. For instance NASA and Military bases with civilians. That said, I had dinner with a "government employee" last night who lives in the south. He works from home 5 days a week. His agency is not sure how they will respond to the Trump EO regarding employees who work from home.
He stated that many from his agency who work from home are not even in the state where they were hired. Some moved to Florida, so they are on "Teams" meetings while at their pool. The agency said, "Their work is more productive, they are of course, happier and save the company money by not occupying inhouse real-estate. "
This gentleman is an "upper management" employee with accounting and finances. He is a Trump supporter and is excited for our country's direction.
It will be interesting how the legitimate workers will be parsed from the free-loaders.
Absolutely agree. My team was back to work the day after the COVID banishment ended. The site we staff, quite literally did not want any more than the bare minimum staff present - to avoid losing the entire manufacturing capabilities.
So, the team has been on-site for nearly 3 years. When you get back, you realize how much has changed (new manufacturing staff, new hires, lack of cross-training), but mostly the inter-personal relationships that form from daily interactions.
It can be argued that SW and HW Engineers can perform at home - which may be true; but they cannot train the next generation of new hires. There is sense of teamwork on a video chat. Some agencies work very well with each other, and showing up makes everything more productive.