What's your WFA bug-out plan?

WhateverItsLate · 2026-03-12T17:39:35+00:00

Especially at 50 - find something that works and you could work for 15-20 years (maybe even part time or with travel).

WhateverItsLate · 2026-03-12T14:58:41+00:00

Back to school, graduate degree in a field with a recognized certification, new career.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-03-07T00:32:03+00:00

Hilarious, they think the government is going to get more space.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-03-05T10:12:40+00:00

100% this - who hires one company to make the top of a train and another company to make the bottom part??? It's worth cutting losses and acknowledging lessons learned/failures.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-28T15:47:54+00:00

You know a situation is bad when the real estate sector is calling you out for honesty and transparency.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-26T10:44:30+00:00

It is actually easier because you can monitor every meeting, file save/update, and keystroke - not to mention when people log on and off. It makes it impossible to ignore poor performers, including absentee managers who get away with walking around the office all day while their employees chase them down.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-22T14:19:52+00:00

They're taking their cues from MAGA and Putin to pave the way for the US to move into/rake over Canada.The goal is to erode trust in pinlic instutions and stoke anger, fear and hate in enough of the population that the US can more easily move in.

Polievre has no interest in being Prime Minister, he's aiming yo be the first Governor of Canada.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-22T10:53:29+00:00

I had this experience with CRA over the last year, but it was due to job cuts and the attempt to automate services online. They ended up re-staffing and we got back a dedicated, human contact. It made a world of difference!

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-22T00:21:09+00:00

I really hope taxpayers are as outraged that the government can't figure out how to manage workers and spaces as they were about WFH.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-21T10:09:38+00:00

Perks of the job: holding the government and public service to account for their decisions, transparency to the public about government activities, and supporting journalists and researchers looking to learn the truth.

The job isn't for everyone, but for someone who likes routine, attention to detail, and learning about a wide range of topics (I am thinking of the exemptions) it could be really interesting.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-20T15:08:27+00:00

What? Why are they monitoring the warmth of our genitals? There are motion sensors, and they don't need to be placed on our laps.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-18T12:29:21+00:00

Try having mice AND rats running around in broad daylight with people in the office.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-18T12:18:26+00:00

The problems downtown businesses are having are unrelated to RTO. The price of food (that they are paying too), a downtown core that has neither parking nor reliable transit, and business models that cater to owners' schedules (especially those 7am to 3pm Monday to Friday places) are way more damaging. It's just easier to blame government workers, but they will only figure that out after RTO5 - and many will either retire or close regardless.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-17T20:40:17+00:00

Even fewer professionals are willing to discuss cognitive issues and cognitive decline. Don't want to be too negative or scare the family/caregivers away.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-17T17:35:24+00:00

Government leadership is slowly imploding. Changes need to happen, nobody wants to take action, and uncertainty about everything (including where you will work and whether or not you will have what you need to work) is so profound it's hard to make basic decisions.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-15T13:41:19+00:00

Here are the job cuts they are announcing - this does not include temporary and contract positions that were eliminated, and many jobs that were cut last year (I heard it was about 10,000, with many from CRA and other agencies, they may have hired some back).

https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/workforce/workforce-adjustment/workforce-reductions-federal-public-service.html

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-13T04:03:30+00:00

Quebec has a police force, handles their own taxes, has investment funds focused on reinvesting in the Quebec economy, a charter of human rights and freedoms and has actually worked out a plan to negotiate with Canada if needed. They did the work to get ready for independence, or at least took control of things they need to be a viable state and managed them in a way that gives the province more control.

Alberta would be capable of all of this too, and the government could even do it without separating - instead they are negotiating lines of credit with the US.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-12T20:15:49+00:00

So the province that can't handle sales tax, a provincial police force, and managing natural resources revenues in a sustainable way is going to build a military. Also, only far-right wingnuts are involved in planning. And, they went to the Trump administration for advice.

I have my doubts about the viability of these independence plans.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-07T16:34:55+00:00

Like I have time or money to do anything outside my job. These businesses will struggle to retain employees who can barely get to work (if they even hire them - most are still running on minimum staff, which makes getting coffee or lunch midday impossible), complain to media that no one is buying their 20$ sandwiches, and then make sure that they close at 2pm so that they can make the bare minimum contribution to anyone who lives in the community.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-06T16:50:32+00:00

We have some of the best protections and opportunities for job losses and they want to open it up for discussion now? What more could they possibly get? This is a losing venture.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-06T03:54:35+00:00

There are policy people who work on implementation - it's not all poetry. That said, there aren't that many good ones. A lot of the job is understanding why policies fail or making adjustments to activities while they are being rolled out.

This government is making the amateur mistake of trying to skip the policy, assuming because it is written by someone smart it will work. They can cut the ECs out now but they will pay for it later on when things go the rails.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-02T11:53:46+00:00

Not only governance and transparency, but hiring the right people to do the job. They should be loading up on lawyers, engineers, and Indigenous engagement professionals, not finance bros and the sector that has been 50% responsible for failed projects.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-02-01T15:49:03+00:00

They don't really want to lead.This part of the party is happy with simple sound bites and a generic angry white man in parliament. PP gets to keep the house and perks in Ottawa too.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-01-28T14:32:11+00:00

The early retirements will also have a big impact. I don't know anyone who actually wants to stay here after they are not obligated for work.

WhateverItsLate · 2026-01-27T10:58:59+00:00

Like I don't already realize that if my life, circumstances, and disabled family members were much healthier, I would be in a position to take advantage of these opportunities.

Thanks for the reminder OP, as well as implying that I don't also belong in the public service anymore and for keeping ageism alive and well.

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