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Should federal employees be required to work in the office instead of remotely?

Remote work (telework) involves performing job responsibilities from a location outside the traditional office setting, often from home. Federal agencies sometimes offer this option to employees for flexibility, cost savings, and work-life balance. Critics claim in-person work fosters better collaboration and oversight, while supporters argue that modern technology enables equal or greater productivity off-site. Proponents argue that having federal employees on-site improves communication, team cohesion, and accountability, ensuring that government services run smoothly. Opponents argue that remote work saves costs, reduces commuting time, and can maintain or even enhance productivity through flexible arrangements and modern communication tools.

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 @B7Y2JP8 from Minnesota  answered…8mos8MO

I doesn't matter if they are in the office or at home. As long as the work gets done quick and efficiently, I'm okay with it

 @B2JRMDK from Alabama  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, it is no longer the covid pandemic, we are returning back to a state of normality, federal employees can and should return back to work in-person. Of course.

 @B2JTKVQanswered…1yr1Y

depends on the job

 @B95Q57T  from Oklahoma  answered…6mos6MO

No. Remote work is a gift for businesses and the workers. The worker gets to keep more of their pay with less commute and food investments. Work attendance would be 100% (you can't call out sick if you're already home). For the businesses, productivity increases, metrics will exceed set goals, and turnover rates would decrease dramatically

 @aminus57  from Hawaii  answered…6mos6MO

YES... Federal employees should be required to work primarily in the office. Public service demands accountability, transparency, collaboration, and equal access to oversight that in-person work best provides. While limited remote work may be justified for specific roles, default in-office work preserves institutional integrity, productivity, and public trust in government operations.

  @dannydubs  from Maryland  answered…6mos6MO

It depends on the role. A hybrid option should be available if it makes sense for a given agency or office.

 @B8FZQMK from Texas  answered…8mos8MO

You should be able to choose between working from home and in the office, equally splitting the time from either of these.

 @B8FH43G from North Carolina  answered…8mos8MO

depends on the job, if it's a security job or TSA or active constant jobs, then they should work in the office, but if it's a small, less useful job then they can work remotely

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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