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2024-11-22 -Great Cultural Revolution

Musk, Ramaswamy call for five-day in-office workweeks for federal employees

[JustTheNews] Entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to make the federal government more lean and efficient, want employees to turn to their offices five days a week.

Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX CEO, and Ramaswamy, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, made their case in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Thursday.

Trump appointed them to run the new Department of Government Efficiency.

“If federal employees don’t want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn’t pay them for the Covid-era privilege of staying home,” they wrote.

Ramaswamy has suggested they to return the office five days a week – 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. – instead of a "mass firing" to trim the federal bureaucracy.

That’s more than the usual 9-5. Why?

A Federal News Network survey earlier this year showed roughly 30% of the 6,338 federal workers surveyed were working fully remote. Six percent was entirely in-office, which would leave about 64% with a hybrid work schedule.

The Office of Management and Budget conducted a survey in August which showed that "telework-eligible federal employees spent 61.2% of their work hours" at federal facilities as of May 2024, according to Government Executive.

Congress allocated billions to federal agencies during the COVID pandemic to setup employees for remote work.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-11-22 04:12|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Hochul blasts move to cut border crossing hours

"The federal agency said it would allow customs officers to be shifted to other, busier ports of entry."

Posted by Skidmark 2024-11-22 04:17|| 2024-11-22 04:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Quelle horreur!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-11-22 09:30|| 2024-11-22 09:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Need to review a few things boys; some agencies have signed contracts ( from the pandemic time) requiring at home work. Also agencies have terminated building leases, so there is no office to go to. Still haven’t seen the legislation that turned these guys loose; it concerns me a bit.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2024-11-22 09:51|| 2024-11-22 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 There will probably be enough room if nonproductive employees are culled.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-11-22 12:27|| 2024-11-22 12:27|| Front Page Top

#5 I work remote. There is no reason why it can't be done productively. I'd argue more productively in some cases.

Posted by Angstrom 2024-11-22 13:17|| 2024-11-22 13:17|| Front Page Top

#6 ...he said while browsing the internet during working hours...

Posted by Angstrom 2024-11-22 13:17|| 2024-11-22 13:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Working from home isn't the issue. The issue is getting rid of the under producing employees, which is apparently very difficult. There are going to be good employees who will choose to find employment elsewhere rather than go into back into DC full time, leaving the bad employees who are just smart enough to know they wouldn't last in the private sector.

Full disclosure, I spent 16 years as an above average work from home employee.

Posted by Chantry 2024-11-22 19:12|| 2024-11-22 19:12|| Front Page Top

#8 /\ Thank you for our service and your refreshing honesty Chantry.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-11-22 19:18|| 2024-11-22 19:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Angstrom, too, says this guy who has been posting at work as well.

In my excuse, I am The Captain of my ship, even if it is a little dinghy. Wait a second...

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-11-22 19:36|| 2024-11-22 19:36|| Front Page Top

#10 That’s more than the usual 9-5. Why?

To ease the congestion at the EV charging stations.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-11-22 23:49|| 2024-11-22 23:49|| Front Page Top

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