Federal workers split over return-to-office mandate. Some are job hunting.

Federal workers are sharply divided over President Donald Trump’s return-to-office mandate, and more than a quarter of those who say they were previously able to do their jobs from home are actively looking for another job, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

Across the federal workforce, 49 percent of employees support and 50 percent oppose a five-day in-office requirement. But among federal employees who say their duties can be performed from home, 85 percent are in opposition, according to the poll. Meanwhile, 70 percent of workers who say they can’t work remotely back the mandate.

Federal workers are sharply divided over President Donald Trump’s return-to-office mandate, and more than a quarter of those who say they were previously able to do their jobs from home are actively looking for another job, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

Across the federal workforce, 49 percent of employees support and 50 percent oppose a five-day in-office requirement. But among federal employees who say their duties can be performed from home, 85 percent are in opposition, according to the poll. Meanwhile, 70 percent of workers who say they can’t work remotely back the mandate.

The poll’s findings come amid a chaotic and rushed return-to-office push, in conjunction with the broad confusion over whether thousands of federal workers will be able to keep their jobs after several lawsuits have challenged the administration’s efforts to dramatically reduce the workforce.