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throwaways06041987 t1_j8o6fmf wrote

Reply to comment by MedicalSpecializer in Federal Government’s Return To Office Delayed By Union Disputes by Super_lobbyist

Will be interesting to see if there's another push like in the Trump administration to move agencies out of DC since the pandemic and the union has proved a lot of federal work can be done elsewhere.

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MedicalSpecializer t1_j8o73sm wrote

I’d spend the next thirty years happily working for my agency if they’d move some of us (or let me move) to Chicago, incredibly good rent prices in a cool city plus that relatively high locality adjustment is an absolute dream.

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fvb955cd t1_j8oa3o3 wrote

Republicans: Best we can do is mandatory in the office in rural southern Illinois.

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Surefinewhatever1111 t1_j8oap3v wrote

Illinois still has Dem senators, gotta move it to Alabama. I'm sure it's purely coincidence lots of FBI functions have been forcibly moved to a place most Black feds left for a reason. Ditto the USDA moves etc.

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GEV46 t1_j8p9x1r wrote

I'd be happy going full remote in Southern Illinois.

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MedicalSpecializer t1_j8oaf32 wrote

Some of the wines that come out of way southern Illinois are actually really, really good and vineyards are genuinely gorgeous. I also really love Carbondale, that’s a great small town. A criminally underrated part of the country, and another place I wouldn’t mind living 😅

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EastoftheCap t1_j8obrpr wrote

The next Republican president will absolutely do this if work from home is still going on.

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Evening_Chemist_2367 t1_j8q69te wrote

The pandemic proved that most federal work can be done remotely, so no reason to move them out of DC, maybe just downsize the physical HQ office space.

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NewUser22031 t1_j8pg50a wrote

That would be a smart move. Housing is expensive and limited here so why not spread out.

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