r/IRS_Source

Just want to see if they’re black listed or if they’ve been rehired after applying for a job.

had my RA meeting on teams yesterday - they said no telework is being given no matter what. they offered 2 alternatives for me, which i shot down because when i was in office i was already doing those things.

they kept saying ‘what about this alternative’ but it was the same 2 ideas multiple times lmao???!!! to which i said ‘i’ve already explained this but i was in office doing those things and it still wasn’t helping me’ - anyone else go through RA process and be completely not listened to like this? :/

Seems like the new thing I'm hearing is that they're closing some field offices and moving those employees to campuses/other large IRS buildings that are not set up for field employees.

I've heard this happened or is happening in KC, Philadelphia and Nashville or Memphis.

Any other places this is happening at?

For those affected, how has the experience been, terrible I would imagine?

I believe the NTEU should have some teeth and order all union members to start teleworking and those saying we are striking, it is not a strike. NTEU should send a mass email:

“Effective August 20, all bargaining-unit employees should resume the telework schedule they had in effect before March 8, 2025. If management directs you to report in person, contact your NTEU representative and follow these instructions…”

this is not a strike.

What NTEU is describing is essentially:

• NTEU won the arbitration.
• The arbitrator ordered the IRS to restore telework/remote work to the pre–March 8, 2025 levels.
• NTEU believes the IRS did not timely appeal, which would make the award final and binding.
• NTEU is seeking enforcement of that victory, rather than asking employees to strike.
• If NTEU eventually tells employees to resume their prior telework schedules, that would be employees exercising the rights NTEU says they already won, not a strike.

A strike generally involves employees collectively withholding their labor or refusing to work as a form of labor action. Working from home under a telework entitlement is still working.

The caveat is that if NTEU gives employees a specific instruction to telework despite an IRS order to report physically, there could be a legal dispute over whether that instruction is protected and how the agency can respond. That’s different from calling a strike.

So IRS can take the union to court like what trump did to us, the union should react and have the agency take the union to court. Take the battle to the agency.

UNION STRONG?

I want NTEU to be upfront about that gap between “we won” and “you get your telework back.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Does anyone have a realistic opinion on this?

Is there a way to report/document if my specific manager doesn’t restore telework, so there’s a record for the eventual enforcement fight?

I’ve been a Tax Examiner with the IRS for about 3 years, and I’m at the point where I really need to increase my income. I’m tired of living paycheck to paycheck and don’t want to stay in a position where my earning potential is limited.

I have a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, but I don’t have an accounting degree. I have less than 6 months of help desk experience. Most of my job experience is as an TE. I originally thought I might need to go within the tax/accounting side of the IRS to move up? Like take some accounting courses?

I’ve heard from multiple people the past few weeks that are plugged in that Frank and company are “disgusted” by how people dress in campuses and call centers and that a formal dress code is on the horizon. Along with everyone having to be “camera ready” at times.

Don’t say you weren’t warned.

Edit: I don’t agree with this decision. I am trying to give people a heads up that this is coming they are working out specifics. Your average DM and FLM will find out the same time you will.

At my POD, several individuals within an LBI compliance practice territory received thirty day performance improvement plan memos today with apparently more on the way. The memo looked pretty legit since it was signed off by Labor Relations. The memo listed several critical job elements and instances that they apparently failed with specific examples. There was also language in the memo that suggests that they must upkeep a certain performance level for a year or face adverse actions to their grade level or employment.

Supposedly this came out of the blue for the affected agents and they weren't notified that their performance wasn't up to par before this incident. I'm in TEGE, and maybe LBI is different but how can anyone reasonably demonstrate improved performance on a case within thirty days? Is this happening anywhere else in LBI, TEGE or SBSE?

Does anyone know if the IRS appealed the telework arbitration decision? I think yesterday was the last day.

Is it true that managers can no longer approve 90 day RA. I’m having surgery soon and wanted to see if I could get a couple of weeks of RA for telework.

I recently had major surgery. I return to work next month. I was wondering how likely it will be to get a reasonable accommodation to telework for 1-2 months as I am having a lot pain from another injury/chronic pain issue.
I’ve never done a RA before so I will also need to figure out the whole process or steps.

I know a lot of folks are asking “what’s next” but I just want to know simply did they appeal the arbitration or not yet. Do they have literally until 11:59 pm est tonight to do so?

Lol

So what’s next if the IRS doesn’t appeal the arbitration due to the fact based upon the executive order there is no union? Any update????

Edited to add: In 2022, I applied to an external IRS direct hire, GS 05 clerk opening and qualied for the GS 05 clerk job based on being an external applicant that included non federal experience. This is a very entry level position for the IRS.

Original post: I worked at the IRS up until August 2025. I did NOT take the DRP. I took a job with my state's tax agency from August 2025, and I still work there, so this DOES affect my current position since I have to tax compliant at my current job. I worked at the IRS as a GS 03 clerk from 2020 to 2022. Then I got a job as a GS 05 clerk from 2022 to 2025, because I was encouraged then in 2022 to apply separately for the higher grade for a clerk. I still have the email from HR in 2022 that told me I qualified based on my work experience alone and not based on a degree. I got a notice from the IRS yesterday by email on 8/13/26 that I actually did NOT ever qualify as a GS 05 clerk on my own work experience from 2022 to 2025 and that I will be returned to a GS 03 clerk. This comes across as very petty and trivial and it WILL create an overpayment letter. I was told specifically that it was through no fault of my own and that I should qualify for a waiver. What do I do?

I know there have been a few open to public jobs opened with IRS, which I applied to in late July but haven’t heard anything yet.

Has anyone received any responses to their applications?

I’m considering going part-time because the work stress, toxic environment, and extremely long commute have left me exhausted and burned out.
For federal employees who switched from full-time to part-time, was it worth it? Did it improve your quality of life enough to justify the lower pay? How did it affect your benefits, retirement, and leave? and how does the process work? I talk to my manager?

Looks like Monday is the last day Treasury/IRS can appeal the arbitrator’s decision regarding telework. Does anyone know what happens if they dont appeal by deadline?Would the arbitrator’s decision become final and binding, and what would happen next with telework?