Rats, card tables and BYO toilet paper: Inside federal workers' return to office

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Rats, card tables and BYO toilet paper: Inside federal workers' return to office​

President Trump ordered federal employees back to the office full-time. So far the end of remote work in the government has been chaotic, workers say.

Jessica Guynn
USA TODAY

Defense Department employees returned to work at an Army base in the Midwest only to find their offices were not mission-ready.

Overflowing parking lots force them to scramble in ever-widening circles in search of open spots or risk tickets for parking illegally. Crammed into tight quarters, they sit elbow to elbow at card tables and talk over one another on the phone and on video calls. There are few spots to break for lunch or a snack because all of the cafeterias on the base shut down long ago.

Supplies are so scarce that they have to bring their own toilet paper and paper towels. To help out undermanned cleaning crews struggling to keep up with germ-riddled bathrooms and dirty workspaces, employees are told to pack up their trash and take it home with them.

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I guess it could be worse: BYO toilets, for example.

 

[Axulus]

So now that they can't fire them right away, they can try to make the working conditions as miserable as possible so that they quit voluntarily. Can't say I'm surprised, and sadly it is likely to work and be legal (up to a point, and you can bet they will push well past that point for as long as they can).