Nearly five years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Washington bureaucrats continue to operate as if the U.S. is in the midst of an emergency, a new Senate report found.
“The headquarters of most agencies remain largely abandoned,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, in a report titled “Out of Office.”
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I used to work at the VA. I can tell you that there are a LOT of stand around "people" that "work" there. I was amazed at how many just seem to stand around in the hallways talking to people. I did X-ray and MRI and we where always busy as hell. but some people I have no idea what they did besides stand around in the hallways ? and there was a vey good chance they where paid a lot more than I was too. unreal at times. so, this doesn't come as a shock to me.
ReplyDeletechances are if they go thru the federal clown show like they say they will. there will be a lot of people looking for work after they get shit canned for doing nothing all day long on our dime. and that has them shitting their pants. I for one can't wait. dave in pa.
DOGE, do your job!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet these "workers" are sweating thinking about what Elon and Vivek are gonna do to their jobs.
I least I HOPE so...
What a dumbass. If the person doesn't work at a service counter or in a machine shop, there is no physical reason for them to be in an office building. There may, and I would say should, be restrictions based on the type of information with which they work that would define the home office arrangements and communications equipment that they use.
ReplyDeleteI've been working from my home office for more than a decade as a network and system administrator supporting several companies. Some of them have been tech companies, and some of them have been in the finance industry. I use their systems and access controls on laptops they provide for access to their networks (even when its me managing their networks.) This is separate from the laptop that I use to manage my company's systems and networks.
The only problem with this arrangement is that there's no mass exodus at 5pm telling me that its the end of the workday. I've had to set an alarm to remind me to stop working at 5pm.
On the plus side, my commute is less than 2 minutes even with a stop in the kitchen for a cup of coffee.
Then you should know that you present a security risk. To manage that risk is a big reason why workers work in the office.
DeleteBe honest, is it that your assessment is influenced by your preference to work from home?
You skipped right over the word ABUSE in the caption and you're calling somebody else a dumbass?
DeleteThe OP has it correct, over reaction by many. I've worked at home for a government contractor for 13 years - there is no reason these days to be in the office unless absolutely necessary. Computers use VPN, encrypted hard drives, MFA and secure email systems so no, it's not a security risk any more than some idiot clicking on a phishing email in a cube. The building I used to work in was overflowing with staff back then, now it's be sold as no one uses it.
DeleteIf there are actual no-show jobs or empty buildings just burning light, that's a whole different story but a vast number of traditional white-collar jobs have shifted to work from home. Do some research before just popping off.
Shocking to no one except the experts, and likely not even to them.
ReplyDelete“Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.”
A lot of gov people are going to be out of work. They and their snot nosed kids that have been living off the parents are in for a big wake up call. All of them may have to get jobs!
ReplyDeletethis has been the case for almost 2 years and "they" (the sh**% in Congress) are just now talking about it. What else arent they telling us?
ReplyDeleteAbuse, and no accountability...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too. I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
What would you say ya do here?
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