[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

I'm a current Government employee working from home in The Villages...just recently relocated from Northern Virginia. You must have been out of the Government for some time because its VERY easy to measure performance. I do it every day with the 20 people that work for me....and my boss for me.

The bottom line is one measures performance, so are tasks completed, are deliverables...delivered, are mandatory tasks for employees (training, etc) completed, I can see employee metrics for the last hour, day, week, and month. With business tools such as Teams, Sharepoint, etc there is constant connectivity. As a manager, I see the calendars and schedules, and when one is online or away. I have more visibility being online than if I was a supervisor in the office.

So, to say "work at home plan in the Government will make it virtually impossible to measure performance" is a statement based on dated information. The Government from 3 years ago is not the same as today.

Thanks. I think it depends on which agency you work for, and whether or not you have measurable tasks. But, the biggest difference between the Government and the private sector is that the Government can spend as much money as they want and still stay in business. That is why we have a huge national debt.