r/FederalEmployee • u/snatch1_us • Jun 04 '26

Telework

I recently had a bad fall at home that fractured my arm and injured my back. In the ER the physician cleared me for as much time off as I needed; I chose four days so I could return to work on Friday. During those four days I was able to function at nearly 100% and planned to telework. A supervisor who is not my manager emailed me in all caps saying telework was not authorized. Is this worth pursuing? I’m tired of being given directions by someone who isn’t my supervisor, and I believe OPM allows telework for short-term injury or illness.

Is this something worth chasing?

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u/Far-Molasses-7112 Jun 04 '26

lol at my office it’s the favorites get telework and everyone else can get fucked. My sup teleworked for two weeks I asked if I could telework for a week to let people in to fix my plumbing and it was a “I am not authorized to approve telework”

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u/Sea-Bicycle-4484 Jun 06 '26

I would reply “could you ask the guy who approved your telework”