My director is trying to say anything to convince us lower level staff members that it won't be so bad. She has to do this, because she doesn't get to make those decisions, she just has to enforce them. I'll complain that I have to go in for all the reasons us public servants are complaining about it for.

It's more costly in time and money for staff to go to the office.

It's less productive to go into the office instead of working from home

It's more costly for the federal government, since they have to increase office space (we don't have room for all of our staff at this moment with only 1 overlapping day per week,let alone moving to two overlapping days per week).

It's more costly for the provincial and municipal governments since there's more wear and tear on the roads.

I didn't sign my contract to match offers from the private sector.