The Biden administration has once again shown its knack for coddling federal employees by solidifying work-from-home (WFH) policies for select government staff. BNN Bloomberg reports that while private-sector workers slog through commutes and cubicles, some federal employees can now keep sipping lattes in their pajamas. After all, why show up to the office when you can protect democracy from your couch?
Trump’s push for real work.
Not everyone’s on board with Biden’s latest handout to the bureaucratic elite. Former President Trump, in his typical no-nonsense style, has been advocating for a five-day workweek for federal employees if he wins in 2024. That’s right – he’s expecting federal employees to actually show up to do the jobs taxpayers fund. The nerve!
But Biden’s decision isn’t about efficiency or fairness. It’s about locking in comfort for the swamp’s favorite paper-pushers, ensuring the bureaucratic machine hums along, even if it’s at a slower pace than an internet buffering symbol. And it’s about trying to “Trump-proof” things just like his friend, California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Who needs accountability anyway?
Remote work has its perks, sure, but critics argue it can lead to inefficiencies, lack of oversight, and an overall “meh” attitude toward productivity. Of course, Biden and his leftist allies will tell you this is about “modernizing” the workforce. Translation: keep their government allies happy while they leisurely “innovate” from their kitchen counters.
Meanwhile, small businesses and hardworking Americans outside the Beltway are left wondering if they, too, can join the WFH club. Spoiler alert: they can’t. Someone has to keep the country running while the bureaucrats “pivot to synergy.”
Remote control or out of control.
For Republicans like Trump, the work-from-home debate is about more than just lazy government employees – it’s symbolic of the broader problem with big government. Why are we bending over backward for inefficiency? Why are we subsidizing telecommuters who won’t even answer their phones? These are the kinds of questions taxpayers should be asking.
The real losers? taxpayers.
As Biden secures cushy work arrangements for government employees, everyday Americans are footing the bill. That’s right – the same people who can’t get a passport renewed in less than six months are now getting permanent permission to dodge traffic while underperforming from home.
Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy fix this problem with their DOGE (Dept. of Government Efficiency) plans? That’s not clear. According to the report, “While they don’t supersede federal law, contract terms can restrict agencies’ discretion over how to manage their staff.”
The legal tightrope of challenging union agreements.
The report goes on to say, “Collective bargaining agreements may not deter Trump,
Musk or Ramaswamy, who have signaled they plan to challenge precedents limiting executive authority. But reneging on a contract could lead to protracted legal disputes, as well as protests and pushback from lawmakers.”
Indiana University law professor Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt added in an email that a president “can’t just set aside lawfully signed collective bargaining agreements, without the unions’ agreement. The US government has to live up to its agreements, too.”
So, there you have it: under Biden’s watch, the federal workforce is becoming the nation’s largest pajama party, all while taxpayers foot the bill for lukewarm productivity. Meanwhile, Trump, Musk, and Ramaswamy are eyeing a hostile takeover of the bureaucratic pajama brigade.
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