Donald Trump to enforce return-to-office mandate for federal workers

[@outlawcrocker4321]

Everyone should show up for work including senators and congress or shouldn't get paid

[@darrylsheffield7102]

Well there's been a Texas Congresswoman who has been missing for six months. She and her staff are getting paid so...

[@jancurtis9670]

They work from home. Remote is a thing. It's 2024. Both my children work remote jobs and they have virtual meetings daily. Stupid!!

[@KellieGaston-h2l]

Our government is now an oligarchy run by white rich fat slobs,I hope every single one of these folks quits

[@NexusFantismo]

​@@darrylsheffield7102 exactly. And leftists got mad when Trump suggested cognitive tests for all government employees.

[@garyK.45ACP]

I wish Congress was limited to 90 days per calendar year. THOSE people don't need to be in Washington DC so much, they need to be in their districts/states, available to their constituents.

[@29battles10]

The president should also do his 9-5 in DC Monday to Friday…not from Mar lago or a Golf course

[@bradsmith1789]

They're employees. Which means they were hired. Which also means they can be fired.

[@LILACDIVA2007]

They don’t want them they just want what they know. They’ll use gonna be fired any way.

[@realestateunplugged6129]

@@bradsmith1789 They are SERVANTS not employees. They can be fired anytime, or worse!

[@LulaMae21]

@@realestateunplugged6129 They're employees, not slaves.

[@wcz61]

Relocate them across the country this way they resign.

[@6StringPassion.]

Firing isn't how this is done in government. They eliminate the positions by taking away the funding for each one. That way they sidestep all the union and regulatory roadblocks that make it so difficult to fire anyone.

[@slimcat0072]

Let the employees work from home and get rid of the office space it's not needed.

[@Deplor]

Cut the jobs that don’t show up.

[@micheleW1776]

Thought he didn't like Mandates?!?!

[@Marinos-Areas52Bassisto]

There goes 90% of gov't workers! GOOD! Replace them w MAGAs! The ONLY way things will get done around here, right?!?

[@jean9h]

@@Marinos-Areas52Bassisto 😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪

[@branjosnow6244]

​@@Marinos-Areas52BassistoRight! What can possibly go wrong? 🤣

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@micheleW1776 Not a mandate little buddy.

[@JSMCPN]

Draining the swamp is a good thing. Half of these positions are unnecessary anyway.

[@lorrainezambrano6492]

Trump is not draining the swamp. He has more billionaires in government positions than any other previous President.

[@masterkong369]

@JSMCPN just remember deleting wasteful jobs does lead to useless people re entering the civilian workforce. Those of us that actually have been on the job market for 4 months and still looking for work nor have more competition... not always a good thing. I also don't want my customer service rep working out of a call center it's fucking annoying and cheaper for businesses to in source here but put them in a work from home situation after initial training

[@inquisitiveferret5690]

@@JSMCPN evidence?

[@pair-a-dice1815]

name one

[@JS-th2ev]

@@JSMCPN which half?

[@henry-bo3np]

Like most other working Americans, either show up for work or be fired. Your choice.

[@JS-th2ev]

Elon is going to replace you with robots

[@Bradimoose]

I walk downstairs each morning and log in at 9am Sharp! Then I make breakfast and watch youtube.

[@TasteBudBliss]

@@henry-bo3np Ridiculous. I swear MAGA GOP are the WORST...why the hell can't people telecommute. My God the man with a small family real estate company is destroying hundreds of years of progress. Cannot wait to see Trump after his first 100 days...BALD HEADED, Cankle old white man...

[@JS-th2ev]

@Bradimoose lol, I used to see people show up in the office, make coffee, go to the cafe, get breakfast, use the restroom after coffee, talk to coworkers , and then start actual work. With breaks and more conversations not about work in between lunch and time to leave. As long as your workload doesn't suffer and your supervisor doesn't have an issue, why not.

[@lindamaskus5142]

​@@JS-th2evbecause you're being paid to work, not be a daycare! It's cheating!

[@AbigailGriffin-l6k]

Did she say they might spend more if people show up all the time for office space? They've been paying for the office space this entire time, since covid! Are you kidding me?!

[@masterkong369]

Yeah butthey didn't have to pay as much in utilities and electricity because they didn't always have lights on and people using toilets... it's just simple overhead costs. Not to mention in some states child care is required in government employment.

[@JS-th2ev]

@@AbigailGriffin-l6k sale or re-purpose the buildings.

[@stantonroyce9377]

There are government agencies which provide services to corporations and consumers, and those employees are 100% paid by the fees of the constituents using those services. Before COVID they were only working one or two days a week in the office because there was not enough office space for tens of thousands of employees performing Congress mandated regulatory work. To pay for government buildings would take time to build those buildings, cost $500 million to a billion dollars for each agency building and take a few years to build, with EPA and land use permitting as long as 10 years - for people who are working at no expense to the government with regard to a place to work, building, maintenance, parking, utilities, etc. furthermore, there is software constantly tracking their productivity working remotely, far more closely than they would be monitored actually in the office. Plus they're more productive because at their homes they're not interacting with dozens or hundreds of other employees daily distracting them from the actual critical tasks they're supposed to be performing. Furthermore, statistical data from productivity management software shows that many of these employees more than 70% of them, are working through the time that they would normally be commuting a total of 2 to 4 hours daily. They get no overtime for that but they do get comp time which they can't take because the comp time expires in 6 weeks and they are so overworked that they never get to use their comp time and some even lose some of their vacation time. Sick days with COVID, they can work from home with COVID or flu, RSV and pneumonia. You just can't make dramatic sweeping statements that you're going to make everybody go back to work without realizing that there is a system that is highly functional for most employees, particularly those involved with providing services based on regulated activities. This was ongoing years before COVID happened.

[@JS-th2ev]

@stantonroyce9377 well said

[@msmj9102]

@@stantonroyce9377 YOU win the internet with this reply.

[@claycoates5056]

this is simple if they Pretend to Work well we can pretend to pay them

[@christopherknight-k3b]

if your job can be done from home then good ! forcing people to commute , tying up their time just to make for some illusion of equality is misguided . there are many positions filled from at home workers and the benefits of continuing that are great for many reasons .

[@kingjohnson5380]

Yes. It is time. There is so much fraud and waste.

[@inquisitiveferret5690]

Evidence?

[@ChicoTheMan69]

No oversight like the police?

[@donleavell]

You’ll have to file a suit and then you can be on the list of those who receive discovery. Then you can see the evidence.

[@dawnholan1199]

Stop all government assistance. Give people a job.

[@inquisitiveferret5690]

@@donleavell ah so they have no evidence then. Sounds about right.

[@keeonigitreal12a]

Im sick of this crap. Just like the return to office people. Right now we only pay salaries. If they RTO, we the taxpayers will have to pay thier salaries, rent for buildings, utilities, maintenance, etc. I need my money. This is a ploy for billionaires to collect rent but the taxpayers get stuck with a larger bill. Get rid of these buildings

[@brucekliewer2623]

Telework was in place prior to the pandemic. But the world changed. Even doctors are now doing telemedicine appointments. Federal workers will stop teleworking. But sooner or later when the government wants to operate more efficiently it will explore limited telework again.

[@spg5658]

Way overdue! Its been a joke since 2022. Time for these folks to get back to working. !!

[@brenjim32]

Bring them back or fire them all! They need to be accountable for their jobs

[@Cerceify4645]

They are. Get real.

[@Kangarooleathershoe.]

Mr “less gov overreach” doesn’t need to tell people where to work if their outputs are proven to be better when they get to choose where they work!!!!

[@debraschuurman9172]

Everyone else goes to work why should they be treated differently.

[@darrylsheffield7102]

Tech workers work from home.

[@jennifergottliebel-azhari149]

There is nothing that goes on in an office.

[@jdigitalseven7]

​@@darrylsheffield7102They can start their own tech business and work from home then...not be unsupervised an sucking on the taxpayer's teet.

[@jdigitalseven7]

​@@jennifergottliebel-azhari149Its the human condition, the structure of working in a building puts pressure to get things done. Working from home hurts productivity.

[@JS-th2ev]

Show up to work in a taxpayer, paid for office, and do everything on your laptop like you did at home because these idiots do not understand what you do.

[@JL-xn3zy]

The office space issue is not accurate. The agencies didn't get rid of space. Everyone could go back to work.

[@brucekliewer2623]

@@JL-xn3zy some agencies were in the process of reducing space to save more money, but businesses complained the we’re loosing money.

[@slimcat0072]

Who gives a crap? It shouldn't be up to federal employees to subsidize local businesses. You want people to spend two to three hours at a life driving to an office so they can pay $40 for $5 worth of chicken wings? It's ridiculous.

[@RED7727Hot]

I'm applying for all positions after these folks quit.

[@steveb796]

Under Orange you won’t even need to be qualified.

[@onetravlnnurse]

These people aren't quitting. Are you insane?😅😅😅

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

Why do you think there will be lots of government positions open when they plan to cut 2trn dollars from the federal budget? The goal is to cut many federal government jobs, right?

[@NexusFantismo]

​@@steveb796 yep, just like all of the DEI hires under Biden these last four years. No qualifications except your race or who you sleep with, right? 😂😂

[@philb6490]

If you're a trump supporter you may just get a job because he loves the uneducated and obviously you are one of the many.maybe he needs you to clean his toilet I'm sure you would love to do that for your boy Donnie.💞🇺🇸💞🇺🇸💞🇺🇸💞🇺🇸💞🇺🇸💞

[@6StringPassion.]

This is likely to result in some much-needed attrition as public employees seek to find employment outside of government.

[@BlackFemaleAnd50]

That's why he's doing it.

[@garyK.45ACP]

👍👍

[@malibuconv1968]

Who's going to hire a bunch of DEI hires and useless Gen Zers?

[@zenawarrior7442]

Don't speak what you don't know about. Office space has been already given up, not that easy. Remote & TW employees are more accountable than being in an office. Ridiculous he wants to undo rights that were fought for years. Sick of people ragging on feds when there are slackers in every office or business.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Most of these government employees are useless to the private sector.

[@Deathstar-Cheeseburger]

The irony that Trump is forcing federal workers back in the office when he doesn't even work from the office. 😂

[@danor6812]

If they are being paid with tax payer money. They need to be going to work and doing their jobs.

[@LulaMae21]

Unlike you, they ARE doing their jobs, and most people who work from home are more productive at home.

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@LulaMae21 Unlike you, they ARE doing their jobs, and most people who work from home are absolutely not more productive at home.

[@pmclaughlin4111]

They are going to work. They are doing their jobs. They are also cutting government spending by not sitting around offices

[@hopegaming5710]

​@@LulaMae21how to you know they doing their job nicely staying at home

[@hopegaming5710]

​@@pmclaughlin4111staying at home living luxury lives and spending government money is the worst

[@tonyhonzay507]

Companies that allow workers to work remotely no longer need to pay rent to office building landlords.

[@Freyja123]

This is the government not a company, if they don't show for work, they should be fired like any other worker. I think they will find most of these jobs are unessesary, save us a lot of money. 😊

[@fiftyshadesofpam9470]

So many have relocated because they were able too. All this is about tRump & his billionaire buddies don't have their rentals empty!! Its always about him and money!! Live folks alone!!

[@JohnnySin-cp7fz]

You didn't do too well in school, did you? Comprehension is one helluva thing.

[@kevinmoore4807]

And that is a good thing, how?

[@mohtek]

@@kevinmoore4807 some office buildings are being converted into housing. This should help to ease the housing crunch, especially for people who work near the city centers.

[@Jillousa]

I disagree with this. I worked for a company that had a work from home perk but it had to be earned through work performance. They found that people who worked from home were 10% more productive than those that came into the office. Everything at work was the same at home in the company was able to see all of my work

[@spg5658]

Some folks can do it. Most are not working at all. That's the problem

[@johanneskreisler7647]

@@spg5658Exactly. I had remote researchers working with me during Covid. Only a few could really work productively, and this required constant monitoring. Getting together, brainstorm the problems, talk to each other - this is priceless.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

@@spg5658you don’t even know the stats from all agencies and departments across the federal govt the production has not dropped

[@gamerjohn310]

@@spg5658 how do you know that they willl work from the office either though?

[@c.s.4507]

Go back to work or be fired.

[@keeonigitreal12a]

I dont care what Trump wants. Why should my taxes go up to pay for buildings, utilities, maintenance etc. Dont think so

[@nickytorres662]

Yep, make the Managers and leadership come in to the offices and this will force the leadership to do their job because they will be much easier to monitor the workflow

[@CEOofHijinks]

This argument is oversimplified. I work for the federal government (V.A. employee) my job is very demanding and I genuinely have more work than I can do in a day. I eat lunch at my desk, if I eat, and I only get up long enough to use the restroom when I absolutely have to. I often work 20-30 minutes past quitting time. My whole team is the same way. All of us work from home because we have no office. The hospital had to send us all home to make room for more patient service and treatment areas. So they would have to spend millions to build a building, furnish it, and maintain it just to bring us all back. I’d love to do that. I could actually see my team in person and hang out with them. It’s definitely not going to save any money or create any increase in production, but have at it I guess. That’s not to say there isn’t government waste. I’m just saying it’s not as black and white as they would have you believe.

[@howardbueker6607]

Assuming your story is 100% accurate, I don't think anybody believes your situation is typical.

[@CEOofHijinks]

@ perhaps not, but I imagine it’s more typical than people think. That said, I truly don’t know. I personally don’t have any issue working in an office. In my situation though, it doesn’t make economic sense. If they build a place for us to work and mandate we show up I 100% agree that anyone who refuses should no longer have a job.

[@howardbueker6607]

@@CEOofHijinks Looks like we agree for the most part. I had a dog growing up, his name was Hijinks. We just called him jinks.

[@MargaretFinnell]

I do not believe your story is a typical one. But I will admire your work ethic and your team. VA is a different beast , with a lot of odd things.

[@jimcox7232]

I'm a vet I have seen how people are treated The whole system needs to be removed and started over fresh too much paperwork and not enough action

[@Cat-o1u]

Good. Also we are requesting all people who are part of congress and the house to clock in and out at the office.

[@kablackBSB]

So government workers still working from home😂 that’s wild

[@danor6812]

Not sure if what they do could be considered working.

[@JS-th2ev]

@@kablackBSB remote and tele work has been around since 2000, covid just showed that government work in general is naturally remote since most work isn't just based locally. I have meetings with people in different states and different countries. So it isn't necessary a bad thing for federal worker to work remotely.

[@emilyestes7595]

@@kablackBSB 10% working from home still. This is just a squirrel while they steal our money. A lot of people work to keep things running, just bc we don’t appreciate it doesn’t mean it’s not important.

[@Hiker3339]

There are hundreds of thousands, maybe millions working at home. I did it for years before Covid. Work at home increases worker productivity and saves businesses millions. (A well known fact). I am surprised people don’t know that and buy into this waste and fraud bs. TRUMP Will cost US millions in lawsuits with employees and unions as he tries to ignore labor laws and union contracts. My bet is on the unions.

[@pragmatist23-r8s]

wildly wrong that is!

[@deusarchon2086]

These people have been working from home for the last 4 years...

[@hopegaming5710]

That's y America become worst over the 4 years

[@Ada-zn3pw]

It's unbelievable this is still going on

[@EdgePilgrim]

@@deusarchon2086 working from home is better

[@davemiller601]

Its very simple, how to get around the union contracts, eliminate the jobs, problem solved...there's no reason for these federal workers to be working from home....PERIOD

[@sargentpepper8931]

The reason is COVID !!!!

[@bagreen1124]

don't know what you are talking about

[@davemiller601]

@bagreen1124 oh yes I do...do some research

[@JS-th2ev]

You are drinking the Kool-aid. What positions should they eliminate? The budget it at the highest it has ever been, but the amount of federal works is actually a little lower than the average for the past 30 years. All yall need to put this energy towards congress, they control all the funding and spending. Not the federal employee that works every week. My job does not make sense to be in an office, I have contractors in 5 different states. The contractors have employees in almost every state and many globally. All meetings are done virtual. So going in an office I would do all my work via laptop. My actual team is spread out through the US as well. We operate more efficiently now. I have a meeting once a week about workload specifically and usually talk to my supervisor via video call at least once a day on different issues and situations.

[@MajesticLawnGnome]

@@davemiller601 you have zero clue what you are talking about the work is getting done regardless of where the workers are I am wayyy more productive than in office where I have endless people being lazy asking questions and not working many of those jobs are needed you just sound salty you had a crappy career

[@ProJoe-xb5ie]

I hope that they move all these government organizations or agencies out of Washington DC send them to a different states break it up and if the people don't want to follow the job they can quit

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

> to a different states Given that the federal government already does this at scale (distributing federal agency workers across the US) to prop up poorer states, large budget cuts will obviously mean taking away large amounts of money and jobs from the states (with the poorer ones suffering most on account of lack of well paid other positions). Firing most federal remote workers will only be a tiny first step to get to 2trn in cuts. Social security, medicare, the military, those are the big ticket items where cuts can really reduce the deficit, again mostly impacting the poorer states.

[@DianaWinsor-q9h]

Geez that’s cost effective…. NOT!!!

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

@@thrlfwbbl8038 merely your opinion

[@giftedone831]

It’s one thing to make a argument, however contrary, that’s based in logic and facts. It’s something altogether different to regurgitate absolute ignorance for the sake of political grandstanding.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Federal workers are not only in DC smh 🤦🏽‍♀️ federal workers are nationwide lmao

[@DanWint]

I know someone who is at the top of a multi billion dollar company and they told their emplyees, come back or get fired or replaced.

[@roninbushito]

Bs

[@LulaMae21]

So how many new employees did they have to hire after the old ones quit?

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@LulaMae21 None!

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@roninbushito Elon already did it, so it's you who is BS

[@cat-q9v]

I contracted for the department of revenue, the CDC and the office of vital statistics, which is under the DHS and all of my years of experience. I was absolutely shocked. It had a little work got done because half of the time people never showed up for work it was appalling having come from the corporate environment. It was absolutely appalling

[@brucekliewer2623]

@@cat-q9v there is no department of Revenue in the federal government.

[@cat-q9v]

@ you are correct. it is a state run agency but yes to my point half of the time people would not show up to that job either

[@brucekliewer2623]

@@cat-q9v if people didn’t show up to do their job, and the did not take vacation or sick leave and recorded on their time sheet they worked, then it would be time keeping fraud. There sb an investigation into that if it’s true. I see and hear a lot of false accusations and allegations because people that are not supervisors don’t have all the information.

[@jcamejo1800]

I'm sorry, but who are all these federal employees working from home who never go to the office? The reality is that only 10 percent of federal employees, or less, work 100 percent remotely, that's all. That's a fact, not this made-up story that they are telling in this news story or similar ones. The other fact is that approximately 40 percent of federal positions are able to telework 1, 2, or 3 days per week. Most federal positions do not telework or work remotely. Half of the time of telework positions is spent in the office. The other fact is that out of those approximate 40 percent teleworking positions, not remote, employees have to produce and are supervised or they are taken off telework, period. Please get the facts straight. Some of the federal positions, which are authorized to telework, go back to around 1999. This is nothing new. If you don't do your work, you're taken off telework, period. Lastly, the telework act is just that, an act passed by both sides of the isle, Republicans and Democrats in 2000, almost 25 years ago, only for positions sutable for telework, which are less than half of all federal positions and for half of the time, the other half is spent in the office. Please stop saying that "all" federal employees are working from home and have not returned to the office in years. it's simply not true.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Yep

[@Cerceify4645]

I guess I need to remember not to watch FOX. Goodby.

[@Hadden733]

@@jcamejo1800 the facta are the facts I'm a federal employee and everything you said are on point I've also explained this to people particularly those who listen to right wing since they keep this topic over there in their space how most federal workers still work in the office with the option to work 1 or 2 days from home which we call the hybrid method. The negative talking points on working from home is just crazy to me. I'm with you folks who need to do their research and look at the facts.

[@soxbearshwks8988]

1800: you must be a FscumocRAT

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Elon going to downsize the bloated federal government by 40%. The federal government has wasted so much taxpayers money it needs to stop. The federal government was never intended to be this big and this powerful. The wokeness has infected the federal government to the point of now being a cancer that's destroying America. Half of federal employees don't even know what their job requirements are supposed to be.

[@gh2687]

Why? Its much cheaper for them to work at home. Why rent these expensive office buildings 😮

[@tarandajones2154]

Theres the rub....the rich aren't getting paid for the space in the buildings, people arent being harassed by anal bosses...its not good enough that you work but you got to be miserable doing it..

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

They can’t let commercial real estate market collapse, gasoline, automobil, or food industry collapse

[@trina1stewart432]

@@gh2687 I agree.

[@jeremyjohnson4280]

@@ThePorshaEdmun So the solution is screw over a working mother doing actually doing her job from home. Who makes 48K/year. Because real estate and gasolines moguls may lose some money?? The ability to work from home is a lifesaver to millions of americans who can now earn a living and potentially not have to pay for child care or extra money to commute, etc... So thats the american way? Lets uproot your way of life because the "real esate market"?? Yea that makes sense. No wonder the middle class continues to struggle. People have no sense of putting themselves in someone elses shoes. I dont know about you but I couldnt care less if the gasoline companies take a hit. They been raking in money hand over fist. I care more about the single mother trying to keep a roof over her head.

[@phoenixshade3]

Because mouse-wiggle software download statistics prove that most at-home workers are lazy shiftless bums who will game the system at any opportunity.

[@jdigitalseven7]

There is NO reason federal employees can't go into work. They get paid way too much as is. If they dont want to come in, they dont need their taxpayer funded jobs. They can learn to code and work from home privately without using federal $$.

[@msmj9102]

We have bargaining unions and we have effective telework. Our union contract has not expired. I do not care what that piece of trash says, we are staying in the telework agreement that was negotiated. FYI, federal employees also pay a lot of federal and state taxes so miss me with the same tired untrue bull.

[@pair-a-dice1815]

Yes and when you need your tax return you can get in your car and drive to Kansas city and pick it up, oh dont forget to make sure you have a valid drivers license, you need to go to California and get your new one if you need it, make sure you know how to code. If you don't there is a fee for processing cuz it's privatized now. Oh that dude who car jacked you, sorry he got let out cuz there was a data tracking error. You can write a letter to the government and complain. Deliver it yourself cuz there is no more USPS. But hey you sure did own the libs didn't ya? stfu

[@MSmith-qg1oh]

Get paid too much?! I’ve seen these government jobs and the pay is way below market value. Trump is trying to help commercial real estate by screwing those evil white color workers that you guys hate so much with their high siddity degrees and such.

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

More like stealing from the taxpayers, & Laughing about it. We’ll see who laughs last!!!

[@kristahicks4306]

We get paid less than the private sector. Some gov jobs can’t hire because no one applies

[@SBPICKZ]

Good ! Can’t wait! We need him back this country is a mess it’s absolutely insane those people are working from home still lazy bastards

[@sargentpepper8931]

They are afraid of getting covid !

[@darrylsheffield7102]

Don't project 😂😂😂

[@MatterDaddy6]

Trump is causing it all. I never seen a president elect talk so much BS and cause such a mess before he even gets in the White House.

[@pragmatist23-r8s]

@@darrylsheffield7102 WHY NOT, HE'S PROBABLY CORRECT!

[@whynotyou6290]

Jealous?

[@linjp2773]

The employees shouldn't be too surprised that the government is requiring them to return back to their workplace. The biggest question is how those in charge allowed it to continue in the first place.

[@Cerceify4645]

They weren't playing golf 30% of the time.

[@hopegaming5710]

​@@Cerceify4645but atleast golf is a sport but staying at home all day and night in the name of working is just lazy

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Because we had weak, woke leaders who don't want to offend or hurt someone's feelings. Imagine that a person who would get hurt feelings because they are expected to actually show up for their job 😂 Unbelievable

[@debbieboyle6959]

I was a nurse. Up at 5 home at 7. Snow ice. The flu.

[@onetravlnnurse]

Ahhh...guess they could have brought the pts to your house during COVID. Do you want the ventilator in the living room or the den?

[@arincannell2195]

Thank you for being a nurse

[@kennguyen8038]

@@debbieboyle6959 because you’re a nurse. Can’t work remote if you’re a nurse.

[@brendaturbeville1911]

Same here

[@RunDMS]

Uphill both ways.

[@mudderjen]

Return to office? How is it they feel they can work from home? We all know they are not working the full hours…it is disgraceful

[@brucekliewer2623]

@@mudderjen their employer offered part time telework as a benefit when they hired them, so it was part of the package offered to them. That’s why the bought a house an hour commute from the office, and took less pay than the private sector offered.

[@rogerphelps9939]

No you don't.

[@brucekliewer2623]

@@rogerphelps9939 what are you saying no to? What I said is true for Navy. And if someone was know to not work their full day, there would be an investigation into the timesheets. It’s a type of fraud to record you worked on your timesheet when in fact you did not.

[@katyelder.5]

I hope that includes Congress. 😏

[@emilyestes7595]

People who work from home are more productive. Wouldn’t it save tax payer money to have them using their own power and heat at home?

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

you must work from home

[@hcwaytobe1104]

@@davidjones-vx9ju you must be jealous you don’t

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

@@hcwaytobe1104 yea i'm a bus driver

[@tomons8059]

More productive? Yes, because they can watch their children, wash clothes, buy groceries, cook and clean the house at the same time. Wtf!

[@SunshineBell-p8s]

The government doesn't always make sense. I work for the federal government in the DMV area and most of the buildings are owned by Government Services Association (GSA) not the agency. So we spend millions of dollars a year on rent, utilities, leases for additional spaces and yet they want us back in the office full time. My agency allows telework 2 days a week. We could save so much money getting rid of the buildings and turning them into housing since there isn't enough of that. I find myself less productive in the office because of the distractions or people just wanting to stop by and chat. Our productivity has actually went up since we have been able to telework and employees are much happier too. Thus working longer and decreasing the turnover.

[@edwardhamm5535]

He will need to cancel the Union Contracts, it will take 4 years to do that.

[@MarsDailyReport]

I know one federal worker was missing for 8 months because I could never reach him..his supervisor could not reach him. After 8 months I received a letter stating he had just received my file and I would receive a answer to my request in 8 to 12 weeks.... his supervisor told me 6 months earlier that he had my file and was working on it.😮

[@goldenpearlzs]

I'm glad they're returning to the offices, getting paid to stay home and do nothing, kids & dogs barking in the background. It's bothersome, and some just hang up on you if they choose to.

[@Robertnoparty]

No need to work from home unless you’re not in good health

[@Cerceify4645]

I have a friend who worked for Dept. of Ag 30years. At that time, she could stay home for one or two days a week. She said she got more done at the home computer as she wasn't interrupted with staff questions so she didn't have to do their jobs as well.

[@vonniofdoom5590]

I see no problem with working remotely as long as a worker does their job, if they don’t, fire them, simple.

[@Americal1970]

Of all the working people in the country these people need to be watched. I mean these people don't want to show up for work.? Oh OK NOW I TRUST THEM WITH MY TAX DOLLARS. Then come back so you won't over work yourselves at home. Besides the donuts and coffee breaks, long lunches, sick days, paid holidays, and all the other bennies you won't be able to work. I believe it, I believe it,

[@robertbutler8004]

I agree with Trump's idea of workers returning to the office or being sacked.

[@Hiker3339]

All this outrage about working at home is crazy to me. People did it for decades before Covid because it increases productivity and decreases waste. Companies saved millions sending workers home (or they would not have done it) and employees can be tracked and monitored closely electronically. My boss knew what I was doing every minute. Half of America seem clueless about WAH BENEFITS. WHY WOULD A PRESIDENT WANT TO SPEND MORE AND GET LESS FROM A WORKFORCE??

[@UltraHenry]

Because nobody believes a thing your side says anymore...more productive?...don't believe it for a second...

[@Hiker3339]

@@UltraHenry you shouldn’t believe me. Look it up for yourself. Do your own fact check. You have no idea what my side is. I’m talking about work at home. Do you really think a company would pay $ to make me a home worker if they knew I would goof off and they would loose $ doing it? Trust me, companies don’t do things that loose $ or hurt their bottom line for long. At least I don’t think so. Happy Holidays to you!

[@hopegaming5710]

Other countries like China they all go to office to work but still they are doing better then America

[@tanzerfigueroa1894]

DOD productivity has DECLINED , Naval Bases, Office, administration, shore personnel are milking it, they do not work all the time !

[@Jan-hx9rw]

Move every department out of DC; no relocation allowances.

[@ellamaeloftus3493]

There are already at different locations and also vacant buildings that once had government workers.

[@ellamaeloftus3493]

There are already at different locations and also vacant buildings that once had government workers.

[@jancurtis9670]

The ignorant posts against remote working is eye opening. A bunch of ignorant basement dwellers.

[@mode223]

Exactly!!! Most of these people don’t have a clue

[@garyK.45ACP]

Work or get fired! Great way to begin the reduction of federal employees.

[@beedalton9675]

There working from home......dummy have a office setup.... trump gonna be on the.golfcourse waiting our tax dollars as befor

[@U23721]

It's not about productivity, stop saying that. The goal is voluntary departures to downsize the federal government. RTO provides a legally defensible position against wrongful termination and any sort of severance for anyone that doesn't return on the basis of "Job Abandonment". The goal is for you to quit, even if you're 100x more efficient at home.

[@phoenixshade3]

Dollars to doughnuts you have mouse wiggler software installed on your work laptop.

[@jcoop3660]

Return to office is too innefficient for us. Sell your buildings.

[@Richard-i6m4m]

I hope not us security professionals enjoy empty buildings 😂

[@Jan-hx9rw]

If they aren't in they office, the job doesn't need to be done. Eliminate the position, defund the slot, let the person who refuses to come to work know that they have forfeited the right to file for unemployment.

[@cinnabun715]

Tell us you’re a boomer without telling us you’re a boomer

[@onetravlnnurse]

So they need to sit on a phone in the office instead on the phone at home. 😊

[@Linux333]

Some jobs really don't require an in person presence such as technology. It makes no sense to cram everyone in an office just cause...

[@kckuc310]

It’s all done on a computer

[@nickytorres662]

All you Jellies that are defending people working from home need to realize, it's cheaper working from home and are not very productive. This is a Liberal talking point.

[@40KWill]

Is the administration staying in DC and not going to Mar A Lago?

[@knuke9596]

😂

[@BaW4365]

Let's GO BRANDON!!! Let's cut GOV'T Spending!!!

[@Arizonatravelboywonder]

Jan 20 can’t come soon enough ! MAGA for life

[@Freedom0515]

They are not working at home.

[@KarinaCan-lh3vk]

Come back to work. Do NOT be Lazy and Lazy.

[@rolandomoreno104]

Trump should not be allowed to be president.

[@ivcmom75]

How many disruptions do you have in one day working in the office? I had less disruptions when I was allowed to work from home for 3 weeks while a remodel was being done. The work still got done and I could concentrate more because co-workers weren’t bugging me. This is all about control. 😡

[@CrazyChillDog]

Yep. This is a nothing burger. People who think more work gets done in an office setting are people who likely never worked in an office setting 😂.

[@hcwaytobe1104]

They just want to control their workers. I refuse to work in an office ever again.

[@Silvia-c3i]

I get interrupted five or more times during the job, which varies, but I don't mind; it breaks the monotony. And it is part of my job to assist my team members. Enough of the work-from-home crap. Get your butt up and out the door.

[@ivcmom75]

@ if your job is to assist your team, then I’d say you should be at the office. But customer service jobs where you’re on the phone all day, data entry, programming can all be done from home.

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@CrazyChillDog Yep. This is a nothing burger. People who think more work gets done at home are people who likely never worked at home 😂.

[@PNKYRINGS]

ALL FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYEES SHOULD WORK ON SITE EVERYDAY M-F. ESPECIALLY THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH THERE APPOINTED CRONIES. IVE SEEN REPORTS OF ELECTED PERSONS BEING ON SITE ONLY 20 DAYS IN A FULL CALENDAR YEAR, SOME NEVER VOTING ON ANY BILLS!!! BUT COLLECTING THAT SALARY AND TOP NOTCH GOVERNMENT BENEFITS!!

[@Harley57]

@@PNKYRINGS Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger has been in an assisted living home for 6 months, she was just missed a few weeks ago. As I am a Republican also & I find this inexcusable, what did, if anything, her not voting cost us? I can’t wait until Jan 20th to have a real leader.

[@PNKYRINGS]

@@Harley57 not certain about such, but it does appear to be a “thing” getting worse and worse over the last 50 years. Officials, not performing duties, it seems such commonplace, no one is held accountable because everyone does it, the fact is men and women that have never spent a day building a business, in any administrative position in a trade, anything of matter, are spending 40 years in elite positions in government and in my opinion, a fixed position, don’t have the motivation, the heart, or the life left in them to do the job, and that seems to be what the elitists want.

[@Harley57]

@ Exactly

[@lisazappala4381]

Good! There is no reason for these people not to show up at their jobs. Work from home was because of covid and that no longer is that case. We pay their salaries and want to see them accountable for their jobs! We non government workers need to show up and on time or we lose our jobs. Why are they better than us

[@zacharybravo8201]

Because it depends on the role you have as a federal worker. As an example a lot of tech industries within the government really want teleworking as for them they can easily do the work from home or in the office. Other position cant offer those same teleworking perks.

[@JB-rv1to]

Idiot, federal workers have been teleworking for more than a decade now🤦

[@msmj9102]

@@lisazappala4381 we have to show up and produce widgets just like private sector. Work from home has been available long before COVID. Agencies have been in forms of telework for years. But people were whining that the entire feds shut down when it snows in DC so President Obama 2008-2016 told the agencies to have mass participation in telework across the nation. He was President LONG BEFORE COVID. Lastly we have performance metrics we must meet on a monthly basis as individual employees and as an agency. Too bad you dont pay all the damn taxes in my salary since you say you pay my salary. But then again if saying that makes you feel right with yourself have at it. Here is the thing, when those corporate types start laying you off, we will still be working in the federal and state governments processing your tax return, starting your social security, paying you your unemployment.

[@lisazappala4381]

@ ok so working at home to the degree that was necessary when covid hit. What’s going on now is ridiculous and I personally know many government and non government workers that are not working when they are at home. It’s very easy to cover your tracks and it needs to stop it a real way to hold people accountable needs to happen. Congress and senates need to be at work and they aren’t. I’ve been there many times as well waiting for them to never show you to the job

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Majority of the positions don’t even interact with the public lol what are you talking about

[@henrykaiser8809]

90% of working Americans report to work everyday. Why should these spoiled people be any different? If they refuse to return, YOU'RE FIRED!

[@cathyzhang2769]

What's wrong with working from home. I got lots of things done at home than going to office. Trump is just showing he is better than Biden by doing something different. Meaningless fight.

[@sherryhudson9075]

Reports are there are federal buildings that the taxpayer is funding, that are sitting basically empty

[@jammzy2959]

So does returning to the office make this cheaper???

[@Scott-hb1xn]

Yes because we are no longer wasting money to mainain an empty building, as the workers are where they should be.

[@TheSonyExperience]

@@Scott-hb1xn what you said actually didn’t make any sense.

[@reginabrunt5087]

Do congress the same 🤔

[@bigredneck789]

Heaven forbid they actually earn that pension.

[@kr23777]

Go to the office or be fired.. Everyone else has to.

[@Johnboy33545]

Some do, some don't.

[@jammzy2959]

I don't. I work from home and it's fine.

[@kenW13]

Everyone does not have to go to an office. Speak for yourself

[@lonelyb9661]

Telework allows the government to not miss a beat during an emergency. That infrastructure should be present and working effectively before an emergency happens. The infrastructure cost millions to build during Covid. It should not be scrapped. There are emergencies that lie in the future that will be more severe and more immediate than Covid. Working in the office is more productive and promotes professionalism. There are people who have an alcohol problem or another issue that hurts their productivity. A hybrid model is ideal. Three days in the office, two at home per week with the possibility of losing the privilege is probably best practice.

[@Bay0Wulf]

Simply make a “New Policy” … “At work” means IN your Office and no-one gets paid if they’re not “In Office” or Actively Performing their “Field Work”. You don’t come in, you get sent a $0.00 pay check and 0% Benefits Accrued … that way they can’t say they were “fired” or put on “forced leave”.

[@Cerceify4645]

Bull

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

For many years Government employees worked 3 days in office and tele worked 2 days. This was even prior to COVID. Many people got more work done vs 4 hairs spent commuting. If the boss says 5 days a week in office then that’s what they’ll do

[@bigd9526]

I'm personally more of get up and go to work guy been a truck driver most my life. I still believe that in some jobs working at home could be beneficial to everyone involved. To each his own it is what it is

[@Sheryl-x3t]

When you have an employer, “to each his own” applies to the employer, not the workers!

[@tamiramos5873]

I'm a contractor who works for a federal agency. I have been working exclusively at home from before COVID even started and it was as a stipulation for my employment. I have never had an office at the physical location of the agency I work for. However, I understand there are direct federal employees that might be working from home. But I have a better idea...consolidate the buildings being used and turn off the electricity and such to those not being used. I heard there was even an idea of distributing the locations of all the federal agencies in DC and taking and putting them in select locations within the entire country instead. This will provide the opportunity for many others to be able to have federal positions without having to move to DC.

[@katyelder.5]

Yes 👍 Don't put all of your eggs in one basket 🎯

[@LILACDIVA2007]

They just gonna take what you know and find a way to fire you. Keep yr knowledge you have.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Yep they not smart lol

[@Canneveroverblue]

That is the way the govt is already set up, offices throughout almost every state and has been forever. They also stopped leasing bldgs/office space as employees had worked from home prior to covid. The government saw that as a way to save money years ago and encouraged the option to work from home. Most office bldgs. were leased and were highly overpriced and like any company they gouged the govt. for all they could. Prior Presidents were way ahead of the game and already cut back. People commenting on this topic need to look up this information before spouting off and proving themselves uninformed.

[@MrBobochow]

They might not able to find their offices.

[@shayhouk8582]

We are paying for the buildings and maintenance, the utilities and internet! Back to work slackers!

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

It would save the govt money to close the leases dummy lol 😂

[@shayhouk8582]

@@ThePorshaEdmun It would save even more to get rid of the slackers!

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@ThePorshaEdmun Back to work or you're fired dummy lol 😂

[@WorldOfWonder66]

Federal jobs should never be unionized.

[@rudolfschmidt942]

Right, unions should be a privilege for only select few workers because the government never retaliates.

[@ericlewison3227]

Tooo bad!!!!....ALL GET BACK TO WORK!!!!

[@jamesstpatrick8493]

Productivity is bs ! We work our a$$ off and get no huge bonus

[@valeriawalker4360]

I agree I had too go into the office 5days a week. Telework should be given to seniors or disabled people to work from home.

[@spg5658]

Exactly

[@tammybarnett2988]

He wasn’t in office. Spent his time at home in Marolardo. Bad golfing and concepts of a plan for child care.

[@michaelelliott2946]

Free ride is coming to an end! Time to get back to actual work! Be thankful you have a job.

[@peace4598]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!

[@hangingwithgwammy6228]

The federal government was behind in their job duties prior to being able to work from home. Working from home is of great value to many families. Some people do take advantage of working from home and others seriously do work.

[@Sheryl-x3t]

If it’s a value to you and your employer wants you to work in the office, then get a different job!

[@lorim5289]

Here in California, we have empty federal buildings that have office availability for anyone needing an office. Hope they look at Social Security Administration. Currently it takes 223 days to process an application and that is on their toll free voicemail, If you need to confirm it.

[@kafizola5695]

This is because of a lack of manpower at SSA and has nothing to do with working from home.

[@steveb796]

Don’t hold your breath. Trump will be cutting g federal employees.

[@vickiunger3121]

​@@steveb796he should

[@stevenglatt5628]

@@kafizola5695 there are 60k workers. Maybe a time/motion study to find the delay reasons....TYPICALLY, inefficient systems and processes are a bigger issue than headcount....the problem with gov't is no one has the background or expertise to do this analysis....until now....

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

This was before Covid SSA has always been behind like always

[@piedaandrade2341]

Wonderfull.,; THANKS. MR. PRESIDENT. WE. THE. PEOPLE. LOVE. YOU.

[@jeanettesmith765]

1/2 of the country does not love him.

[@DawnMalo-Yambrick]

He isn't president and he won't be.

[@darrylsheffield7102]

Only the poorly educated 😂😂😂

[@knightress5760]

Speak for yourself!

[@NexusFantismo]

​@@jeanettesmith765 well that half lost the White House, Senate and House. Looks like the half you hate is in charge now.

[@tatedickerson7142]

Yes the federal workers should have to go back to their place of employment just like I have to. Sitting at home and collecting a check for what.

[@kafizola5695]

You are assuming they are not working.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Federal workers go in office and telework y’all dumb af

[@rickreallylikedthevideobut7899]

@@kafizola5695 You are assuming they are working.

[@AJKPenguin]

It's high time to remove unions in government.

[@markdegrange6445]

The majority of these people working from home are doing absolutely nothing !

[@TABLETMYCAT]

WE DONT KNOW IF THESE WORKERS EXIST?

[@technologyt.angela.8150]

GOOD!

[@darlenecarter7859]

Please call your SENATORS, REPSENATIVES ,ECT aND tell tgem , WE DONOT WANT THE H1B PROJECT...THANK YOU

[@JS-th2ev]

Show up where my whole command is remote and we are more efficient than in the office. We eliminated unused office space. We are held accountable by supervisors for productivity the same as if we were in the office.

[@hopeknitter1114]

Close the departments that are working from home and create new departments and hire new in office workers.

[@Elizabeth-rh1hl]

I’m in favor of this.

[@tomons8059]

Every government official should work to earn their salary and not stay at home on vacation with pay. It is unfair to hardworking Americans who toil everyday who pay these government workers their salary.