Why because I don't bend over and take it, when I know I am in the right and not being treated fairly? They should just pay us to stay at home and work...Problem solved.
I love how I am being treated like the bad guy here. Makes me think none of you work on the base or the ones that do are getting paid.
Hey look, I'm a GS'er (and a COR, Pixie!) and not MEP. My competency says there's no such thing as working from home (even though most of us do it semi-regularly). That only leaves me a few options: 1) switch CWS, 2) take leave, or 3) build some comp time to spend. I don't know if you've noticed, but comp time is hard to come by. Well, other than basket time that one and one's supervisor shake hands on.
I don't necessarily
like having to spend leave time because I was told not to come to work one day, but my choices there are limited as well. When I was in the blue-collar world, private industry, and the boss would say "we're taking the (weekday) holiday off, isn't that great!?", well, no, it wasn't. That meant I and my fellow workers didn't get paid for that day or days we were off, while the boss was taking it easy with his or her family.
I count my lucky stars I have a job that affords me the benefits I have that allow me to take leave occasionally, even when I'm basically forced to do so.
Suck it up and drive on. There are people out there who'd kill to have your job.