Federal Government & Union spar over returning to office

[CountDC]

DND being inefficient with travel management and approvals, creating significantly increased costs, is not novel.

Whatever could you mean Miss the time when I could approve travel rather than jumping through hoops to get a General to approve it.

We have wifi throughout the building and a very nice open atrium. Great for collab work but not the best office space for a full day’s work.

That being said I’m in the office today and there is plenty of space lol.

That's because it is a long weekend.

IT sounds like poor city planning for the amount of people who work in the Office core, for transportation and transit.
Poor planning on the employers side for lack of desk space, office space and internet connections.

I have a good solution to all this. Move the jobs from Ottawa to Calgary. They have tons of office space, great transit, beautiful views of the mountains and close to tons of recreation.

Ottawa used to have lots of office space and I suspect still do. It is DND that doesn't have it anymore as they got rid of lots of the offices while people did WFH.

 

[Furniture]

It appears the the GCWCC good idea fairies have struck at CRTC...

CRTC raffling off office space in 'absurd and insulting' charity drive for public servants

 

[Remius]

It appears the the GCWCC good idea fairies have struck at CRTC...

CRTC raffling off office space in 'absurd and insulting' charity drive for public servants

A bit tone deaf but was probably well meaning in intent.

 

[Remius]

IT sounds like poor city planning for the amount of people who work in the Office core, for transportation and transit.
Poor planning on the employers side for lack of desk space, office space and internet connections.

I have a good solution to all this. Move the jobs from Ottawa to Calgary. They have tons of office space, great transit, beautiful views of the mountains and close to tons of recreation.

Ironically we could have hired qualified people from Calgary but remote work apparently isn’t in the cards anymore.

 

[Furniture]

A bit tone deaf but was probably well meaning in intent.

Someone on the team should have had the good sense to read the room and know it was a terrible idea.

 

[Harris]

So in Halifax where I work, for new employees without at least 10 years, there "may" be a desk and there won't be parking. Every time someone gets posted, the other Branches are sniffing around to see if they can have the space. My Boss is away until next Sept, so I'm using his desk, but "my" desk is now in another Branch. Not sure what happens when my boss gets back. I can safely say I will not be playing where's waldo looking for a desk. I'll be full time work from home. I'm supposed to hire two more people but we don't have desks for them. Good Times.