From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: DOGE Slashes 3,600 Wasteful HHS Jobs-Saving Taxpayers $600
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:10:38 -0500
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-hh wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> On 2/17/25 10:42, mxplztylc wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:39:40 -0500
>> -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>>> this "statistic" is misleading
>>
>> Roughly 1% of federal employees were actually in the office working.
>
> Yes, that's the claim.
>
> Its a deceptive nothing-burger, because it is not saying that anyone is
> not working their required number of hours.
>
> All it is is an attempt to imply that there's something horribly bad
> about telework, despite the fact that various Agencies have offered such
> programs for literally decades.
>
> If one thinks about who is threatened the most by telework, its
> investors & owners of commercial office space in the DC area who profit
> from renting that space to the Feds & would lose money if those
> contracts are ended.
Here's one, a little bit related:
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1ilhde8/navy_yard_return_to_office_parking/
Ugh just saw the RTO message for Navy Yard: 16,800 personnel and 10,000
cars return to 4,473 spots and soon to be 3,100 come summer
Itâs going to be a nightmare. Apparently theyâre trying to reach an
agreement with the Nats stadium for additional parking as we speak. Good
luck my fellow commuters. I will be watching the chaos from my WMATA train
window.
This is what happens when there isn't a plan...
There was a plan. They don't intend to keep everyone. They are also
canceling GSA leases, yet require people to come. They don't intend to have
a workforce.
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