Scoop: Biden pushes to end remote work era for feds

[LisaM]

69. I think some in-person contact between peers is good.

I work in trademarks. The Examiners mostly work from home these days. Before remote work (and I am talking pre-Covid) it seemed that the Examiners actually conferred with each other and would seek out opinions of senior colleagues. Now they seem to dwell on minutiae and come up with ridiculous objections that create more work on the applicant end. The newer attorneys just don't have the in person exposure to attorneys with more experience and institutional knowledge that would help them do a better job.

That's my biggest objection, that people aren't exposed to more seasoned coworkers with far more experience so that they can noodle and throw around ideas in person (or even in a social setting), particularly in situations where they aren't being recorded or everything is in writing. Some in-person contact can be extremely helpful.

I didn't see that Biden wanted people in the office 100% of the time. Just "more".