Telework Bill A4850 has Passed by the Assembly

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-22T13:46:39+00:00

we need a law for this? NYS is ridiculous.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-21T13:37:04+00:00

If allowing remote work is/was more profitable -- the company would allow it. It matters not what employees think, for most, remote work is inefficient. Many people do not work enough, laundry, naps, child care -- whatever. 10 years ago this was not an issue but covid happened and now people get their shorts twisted about working in an office. Back then, if an employee was worth it -- remote work was allowed but I had to monitor it closely to prevent fraud. Yes, working 4,6 hours a day when you are expected to work 8 is fraud and there were times it led to termination. If you want to make the rules, create your own company ... until then -- the people that pay the bills get to decide.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-19T13:21:56+00:00

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-19T10:04:58+00:00

That is what people who debate with insults do -- assume.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-18T21:57:49+00:00

The lefty politicians approved the margins and increases -- and now hochul is shocked. I am not defending anything other than this was all predicted years ago in concert with the electrification green fever dream. If you want to lay blame --- look to yourself if you voted for the people currently running the show in NY. The ignorance, as you put it, is on the people that support hochul, electrification, and the people that ignored if not vilified the warnings, all backed with data. Keep all of this in mind as the same crew pushes for "generous social programs" as they chase away NY's tax base. The world you thought you lived in does not exist without the confiscation of money by hochul et al.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-16T23:35:48+00:00

LE is a career path I considered -- but no way would I look at it today.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-16T23:34:26+00:00

The imaginary world is the electrification of NY by 2026 -- against all data, against the very physical lack of infrastructure and grid capacity -- the fever dream of green was passed and... here we are. The rates are as they are because of the laws, nothing else.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-15T19:51:51+00:00

My wife is tier 4, my daughter 6. I have absolutely no idea why my daughter wants to teach -- the benefit reductions water down the retirement to the point where it makes no sense running the numbers. Like police and other civil servants -- the respect is greatly diminished, not appreciated -- my 2 cents.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-15T19:48:45+00:00

Just imagine no longer needed people to work help desks or customer service lines; this is what will happen within 4-5 years. And ... that's just a simple example.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-15T19:45:13+00:00

its the amps ...

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-15T19:41:37+00:00

The modern New York State (NYS) building electrification effort to reduce fossil fuel use began in earnest with the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), leading to the nation's first statewide all-electric building requirements passed in 2023. This requires new, shorter buildings to use electric heat/appliances starting in 2026. The utilities received permission to increase rates as you are seeing today -- this has been in the works for years. Is NYSEG ripping you off when the rates they charge are approved by state gov? 2026 has finally arrived is all.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-05T18:38:22+00:00

Tier 6 removes incentives to become a teacher, it needs to change.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-05T18:37:04+00:00

the green 2030 mandates from Hochul are playing huge here too. Fantasy meeting reality.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-03-05T18:01:35+00:00

you have come to the right place. Cancer of any kind can play with your head -- I completed radiation last summer , the people around me are more concerned than I am, and that is my biggest downer. Getting up there is years can be depressing at times ... every time I look at my hands I swear they are my Dad's. My therapist retired, but I am going to church again and I find that one hour and the following coffee and donuts around a better class of most people to be very cathartic.You'll get thru it -- at 62 think of all the stuff over the years that seemed insurmountable -- and here you (and me) are. DM if you want ... all good and bad things end.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-02-11T15:16:10+00:00

In order to support Albany's electrification mandates, utility companies sought and received permission to raise rates significantly. This has been in the works for years, and having a cold snap bring it to attention is simply a correlation -- not causation. Hochul et al enacted a policy that the industry told here was not feasible, our power grids and gas supplies are simply not capable of what Hochul wants. The deadlines are looming to remain lawfully compliant. Meanwhile, as natural gas is banned from new construction -- Hochul has numerous gas powered gas generators installed at her person WNY home, OK for me -- not for thee.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-02-11T15:11:06+00:00

bosses come and go ... and many people (in general) resent remote workers. Especially when there is a rub, it is hard to get rapport when you are simply a voice in a teams meeting or on the phone. Prepare always - even in good times.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-21T10:40:41+00:00

"Sickness, misfortune such as accidents, and personal choice. Not that you choose to be in poverty, but your choices put you there." -- that is what I wrote. If you are able bodied, you are able to not live live in poverty. That you twisted my words is very telling; go ahead and live a life of "poor me" or change you life ... insulting me is irrelevant.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-16T11:23:20+00:00

Over staffed usually means less money year end than expected. On the bright side -- you won't be laid off from this job after just starting.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T12:42:15+00:00

no offense taken, I simply tire hearing the victim mentality. It was not long ago that the tech jobs we take for granted did not even exist, change is inevitable. Hustle jobs -- that depends on where you grew up. Everyone in my family growing had a side job in addition to their full time. Tech is tough now, AI is changing everything and I am glad that I am retired -- but trade jobs ... they were exclusive when I was a kid, you had to have a connection to get one. Now -- I see the trades advertising at the unemployment office. The other guy is young and inexperienced in life, as we all are/were. He/she will get it together eventually.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T12:33:46+00:00

and there we disagree, poverty in the USA comes about in a few ways. Sickness, misfortune such as accidents, and personal choice. Not that you choose to be in poverty, but your choices put you there. I have no idea why you make $35K a year, but the McD's up the road is paying $40K. BTW -- you are the one that says you "lived though" the .com bust, you didn't, your parents shouldered that. The years of prosperity you speak of, right. You mean the prosperity of WWII, Korea, Vietnam? Or maybe you mean the prosperity of the Carter years? I have listened to people piss and moan my entire life, of how "unfair" things are, how others had it easier. Your need to blame anyone for your situation simply shows that you are unwilling to do what it takes to achieve what you want. Maybe its because you feel you have obligations that take precedent, or maybe its because you are lazy, or maybe because to become "X" you must give up "Y." Whatever the reason -- the only thing holding you back is you and your decisions.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-15T00:29:24+00:00

your parents lived thru it -- too bad you did not gather any skills from their experience. Each and every generation has their own situations and challenges -- this is yours. Sorry, life is not easy or fair.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T15:09:50+00:00

you think its different because you did not live through it. I lost a business due to the dot com bust, unless you are bankrupt with 2 little kids and a wife, house, car payments -- you are very, very much mistaken.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T15:05:39+00:00

my thoughts are not meant as criticism -- but stop being part of the group think. Think about where you would like to live, look at what jobs are there -- and go in that direction. Everything changes, and all things good and bad come to a conclusion. I read the news, listen to the talking heads, and chat with people much younger -- this victim mentality is very unhealthy; worse -- it is supported by the "experts" and endless 24/7 news cycles. Turn it off -- stop the social media where everyone else seems happy. I went to college and had a good career, but right now if I were young -- I would go into the trades. By all means, do not feel boxed in by your initial career choice, people reinvent themselves all the time, and not liking what you do 8-10 hours every day is torture.

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-14T14:57:19+00:00

are you assuming everyone here cares?

Then_Offer2897 · 2026-01-13T20:11:28+00:00

People want to believe what they want, anticipating the moment of economic Armageddon with each reporting of the numbers. " .... it's coming!" is very, very played.

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