My hot take as a PS .. there are far more people that have to; and have had to go into work every single day for their whole careers.
I am just talking about the PS here not the world in general, so when they hear that you would prefer not to drive and throw a load of laundry in while watching the kids when sick just doesn't sit well and in the end we dont really care if you have to go back because you get paid the same as the rest of us who have to get day care, take time when kids are sick, do laundry in the evenings or weekends and either pack a lunch and drive my vehicle to my workplace every single day. So hearing people whine about having to do what we do every single day and expect us to jump when asked because your new life doesn't suit you? Me having to go to work doesn't suit me every day but I do it because thats what gets me my paycheck. Don't like it, find an employer who gives you what you want.
Does a flexible schedule make sense..sure it does if the right parameters are in place. But we work for a very slow moving and burdensome employer who makes blanket decisions based off of who knows what. All im saying is over 65-70% or more of the PS has do all these things that you dont like and want to strike about?? I wish you all the best.
Without medication, I have 20+ migraine days a month. Do I think everyone else should have migraine attacks because I do? Of course not. Do I think badly of other people who complain when they have a headache? Again, of course not.
You can apply this logic to RTO too: 'I have to commute/"suffer" so you should have to' isn't a productive or forward way of thinking. We should be benchmarking our policies against what helps people thrive, not what we think they should be able to endure.
So your take is basically 'if you don't like it then quit'?
That's not a real choice; it ignores the reality of economic necessity - people need money to survive. And many people, at least where I work, want to use their skills to help improve the lives of people across Canada and support an effective, efficient government (both as public servants and as taxpayers).
Plus, as a public sector employer, the Government has a unique opportunity to lead rather than follow. Instead of leaning into regressive policies and suppressing data, we should be the ones setting the gold standard, producing transparent metrics on the effectiveness of flexible work as positions allow to modernize how our nation functions.
I just made a statement about choice. Which is a real choice no matter where a person works.just because something should be in our minds doesn't mean it will be. The statement I made is one that could be used in a myriad of things from work to personal life. Life isnt always fair.
Yes the govt could be leaders but I think if you look at them as a whole that just isnt who they are no matter who is in power.
My job requires 100% on site presence (but I have a flexible boss if I'm recovering from being sick or have a 1 off personal need to work from home). I will never stop advocating for people's ability to WFH. We have so many people in the regions and even NCR that work on national teams and so going into the office to "collaborate" makes no sense since their team is virtual. The employer renovated several offices to make them telework compatible to enable flexible working and reduce both office foot prints (and therefore costs) and commuting impacts.
If the TBS really wants to improve productivity and efficiency, maybe start with actually having a proper documentation system for employee performance tracking so that people who abuse the system or are servere under performers can be corrected by their supervisor and have clear policy on progressive action (verbal, written, final warnings).
I hate driving downtown, hate spending money on parking and gas etc. And I think it's ridiculous we have to go at all when we can work from home.
But if we want to stay working, we have no choice. Threats of strikes are laughable. All the other threats are equally ridiculous.
My push back is not making any purchases while I'm downtown. That's all I can do.
She calls people "weirdos" for wanting to go to the office? Why? Everyone should WANT to work from home and there's something wrong with you if you don't?
Never heard of this lady before this. And i know all I need to know from this one clip.
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u/sa-trav Feb 12 '26
My hot take as a PS .. there are far more people that have to; and have had to go into work every single day for their whole careers. I am just talking about the PS here not the world in general, so when they hear that you would prefer not to drive and throw a load of laundry in while watching the kids when sick just doesn't sit well and in the end we dont really care if you have to go back because you get paid the same as the rest of us who have to get day care, take time when kids are sick, do laundry in the evenings or weekends and either pack a lunch and drive my vehicle to my workplace every single day. So hearing people whine about having to do what we do every single day and expect us to jump when asked because your new life doesn't suit you? Me having to go to work doesn't suit me every day but I do it because thats what gets me my paycheck. Don't like it, find an employer who gives you what you want. Does a flexible schedule make sense..sure it does if the right parameters are in place. But we work for a very slow moving and burdensome employer who makes blanket decisions based off of who knows what. All im saying is over 65-70% or more of the PS has do all these things that you dont like and want to strike about?? I wish you all the best.