Any recommendations on negotiating telework (remote work) for a federal position that’s provided an Firm Offer? I was informed by an agency officer that my request can be considered if an offer was given along with my request for higher salary.
What suggestions does anyone have on doing that?

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In that case it means just that - telework is an option. But it is the option of the agency and sometimes the department within the agency.

Without seeing the exact listing, Im going to make some guesses. It is unlikely the ringing board is authorized to negotiate any set telework. Telework agreement are normally set by policy, not through individual negotiation. Pre COVID my agency had one day a week of telework as well as a 10/4 and 9/9. That was it. When COVID hit things changed but the trend is to return to work, not more telework.

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Ask whomever is working your hire. Not the staffer, the person who you interviewed with and will be your supervisor.

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Guess it depends on your agency. We have our hiring manager make the selection. They will manage the employee. They will dictate the hours and work schedule. If this method of hiring was used on you, contact that person and ask about the telework options. Some interpret that as once a week and some are 3x a week. The agreement may renew every 1 or 2 years so nothing is fully in stone .

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They're being pretty strict on the return to office policies. The most optimistic I would get is trying to ask for a few days home a few days in office.

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Thank you.

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There's a distinction between telework and remote work. For telework, you must be based at an agency location - for remote, your base station is your home. You have to be clear on what you're requesting, here. But yes, generally speaking, these are both agency dependent and negotiable in the hiring process. Ideally, you'd want to do that after a tentative offer and before a firm offer. If possible, just ask for clarification during the interview process. The person you'd want to negotiate with, as someone else indicated, is the hiring manager, not the HR specialist.

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