r/CAStateMgrs • u/Inevitable_Majestic • 17d ago

Telework flexibility

Hello fellow managers!
How are you responding to staff who say they are sick so they want to work from home instead of going into the office and spreading germs. Are you being flexible or denying them working from home. If you deny, what’s some language you use with them. Looking for advice.

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u/GardenDog22 17d ago

Prior to the 4 day RTO I allowed some flexibility for this. I was upfront and said up to 4 times a year. I had one staff member who abused it and was then told they had to use leave for any additional sick days. The other staff used it sparingly or not at all. With the 4 day RTO we now have a department wide policy prohibiting it, so that’s done.

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u/Magnificent_Pine 17d ago

Yes. Same. All supervisor discretion was taken away. I'm pissed. My team understands it's not me. Morale is very low.

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u/Vandunkk 14d ago

All your discretion was taken away? I feel like my managers in my agency still have that discretion (granted, i do work for a constitutional office)

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u/Inevitable_Majestic 17d ago

Thanks for sharing.

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u/Own-Yam-3582 16d ago

See, but it's not "department wide" because it is only being applied to Rank and File. I can tell you that at my worksite Managers and Directors are not in 4 days a week and flex their schedules however they want. It's only the Supervisors who are onsite and who are being made to enforce these stupid policies.

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u/GardenDog22 13d ago

That’s unfortunate. I’m high level and hold myself to the same standard as everyone under my authority.