|
People make or break a small post. Overall, I’m a fan, but also have been pretty lucky.
|
#
?
Mar 10, 2020 09:35
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 22, 2024 08:21 |
|
|
Bruxism posted:I disagree! Glad we hashed that out. LOL. Correction. Small posts with bad managers suck. Happy to continue our negotiations!
|
|
#
?
Mar 10, 2020 11:35
|
|
|
zzonkmiles posted:LOL. Correction. Small posts with bad managers suck. Condolences.
|
|
#
?
Mar 10, 2020 16:38
|
|
|
How's everyone set up for telework options going forward? We have the plans in place but haven't implemented yet, which is super cool because pretty much all of our flight options out of Turkey have been shut down.
|
|
#
?
Mar 13, 2020 21:16
|
|
|
I finally got my FAN account working so can spend the pandemic looking at emails from the week in 2017 when people used FAN. I kid, they've actually improved it quite a bit. Google Meets is probably going to turn out to be very useful in coming days.
|
|
#
?
Mar 14, 2020 00:07
|
|
|
the_chavi posted:How's everyone set up for telework options going forward? We have the plans in place but haven't implemented yet, which is super cool because pretty much all of our flight options out of Turkey have been shut down.
|
|
#
?
Mar 14, 2020 13:11
|
|
|
AKA Pseudonym posted:I finally got my FAN account working so can spend the pandemic looking at emails from the week in 2017 when people used FAN. Somewhere in the bowels of SA9 the FAN team is celebrating.
|
|
#
?
Mar 15, 2020 18:26
|
|
|
zzonkmiles posted:No telework for us CONS folks. Is that still true? We're shutting down most of our consular operations...
|
|
#
?
Mar 17, 2020 14:45
|
|
|
Stay safe, Goons. We are sheltering in place at post for the time being...
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2020 16:25
|
|
|
the_chavi posted:Stay safe, Goons. We are sheltering in place at post for the time being... That was my plan too. The uncertainty at our post started getting to my wife. We took the AD option. I wanted to stay at post but my section head convinced me to leave with my family. Two days of travel to get home. Hope it was the right call.
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2020 16:37
|
|
|
Trying to isolate at home. I'm currently in a school program and just found out my classmate who sat at my table tested positive. Last had physical contact two weeks ago (switched to online class delivery), so should be in the clear, but... yeah
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2020 19:02
|
|
|
Family is back in DC and I'm hunkered down at Post for the long run. Hoping this wraps up soon, but the world is looking pretty rough...
|
|
#
?
Mar 26, 2020 01:23
|
|
|
Good news! I got into the US Foreign Service! Mixed news! This pandemic has done some things to class dates...
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 02:58
|
|
|
Congratulations!
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 03:39
|
|
|
nurabsal posted:Good news! I got into the US Foreign Service! Congrats, hope the class cancellations haven't messed you up too badly in terms of providing notice to your current employer/planning your next moves.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 11:37
|
|
|
nurabsal posted:Good news! I got into the US Foreign Service! Semper Gumby! Congrats!
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 12:44
|
|
|
Thanks guys! “Semper Gumby” indeed. I’m in a weird situation work wise that i won’t go into here, but it’s a pretty unique and funny situation for sure! I should be okay as long as they onboard us within a couple of months. Looking forward to joining the crew.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 13:24
|
|
|
Any of y'all use the State Dept. Federal Credit Union? Applied for an account since they accept Americans without a US address but have read mixed reviews. I guess worst case I'll just use their cash back credit card and put  in a savings account, but maybe they're actually OK?
Magic City Monday fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Mar 27, 2020 |
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2020 14:43
|
|
|
Magic City Monday posted:Any of y'all use the State Dept. Federal Credit Union? Applied for an account since they accept Americans without a US address but have read mixed reviews. I guess worst case I'll just use their cash back credit card and put I signed up for the $10 when I joined. They had the worst website I'd ever seen and seemed way more focused on domestic employees than FS so I finally closed my account.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 02:32
|
|
|
SDFCU has worked fine for me, mostly using their services through the app. But I don't really use it for much beyond paying bills and transfering to saving accounts. I have an SDFCU credit card but never use it (emergency reserve). I recommend getting a USAA account too, you might need to get the right person on the phone. I've got a index fund through them and got my daughter started with her own account there too. Good service, good app, in my experience.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 07:23
|
|
|
nurabsal posted:Good news! I got into the US Foreign Service! The goonmind grows ever stronger. 1of7 posted:I signed up for the $10 when I joined. They had the worst website I'd ever seen and seemed way more focused on domestic employees than FS so I finally closed my account. I didn't have a negative experience with them, but I didn't find anything that they did better than USAA, and agree they cared more about domestic employees.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 08:24
|
|
|
Thanks for the feedback, most of my banking is done with a foreign bank, so I just need something for the occasional bill pay and I think the SDFCU should be fine then. I also heard good things about USAA but I'm just an American emigrant, not in the FS or military, so my options are limited.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 10:25
|
|
|
A friend just got a mortgage on a house thru SDFCU from post, because they are willing to write it as a primary residence even if you're not going to occupy immediately, since they "get" our lifestyle. He said it was like pulling teeth and they were incredibly incompetent through the process, that their internal communication between departments/employees was non-existent. Even though he saved a good bit on the interest rate he said next time he'll use a different bank.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 11:29
|
|
|
Tyro posted:A friend just got a mortgage on a house thru SDFCU from post, because they are willing to write it as a primary residence even if you're not going to occupy immediately, since they "get" our lifestyle. He said it was like pulling teeth and they were incredibly incompetent through the process, that their internal communication between departments/employees was non-existent. Even though he saved a good bit on the interest rate he said next time he'll use a different bank. I used a realtor who was overseas with a DoD spouse and has worked with FS clients so she gets our lifestyle especially when buying while overseas. She specifically said to avoid SDFCU for mortgages based on her experience.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 15:17
|
|
|
USAA is the same way for mortgages. May be a good rate but getting anything quickly or easily is impossible.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2020 22:11
|
|
|
the_chavi posted:Is that still true? We're shutting down most of our consular operations... And for Nurabsal, congratulations! And condolences on the state of limbo you're in now. What a way to get indoctrinated to this FS life!
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2020 01:21
|
|
|
theOctagon posted:USAA is the same way for mortgages. May be a good rate but getting anything quickly or easily is impossible. Once I got tier-two mortgage support from USAA, we were fine. The first-tier person we had nearly screwed us out of getting a home - while I was serving in Libya - but when I complained, her communications magically improved. I have to imagine her boss had a red stapler to her back. I used SDFCU for access to the safe deposit box when I was stationed in DC, since USAA doesn't have those. Once we PCS'd overseas, I moved everything to my in-laws' safe deposit box and closed SDFCU.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2020 12:06
|
|
|
Just self-isolating and working on my EER. I think it's turning out great
|
|
#
?
Apr 2, 2020 22:23
|
|
|
Anyone have any good ideas for a short-termish federal position I can jump on while waiting for state to sort through this crisis? Rumor has it this delay could last a while and that my position might not onboard until 2021...I applied to some FEMA style contract positions recently, as an example. Would appreciate any PM's. Willing to relocate. I don't have active NCE, unfortunately, and am not current or past federal.
|
|
#
?
Apr 7, 2020 19:23
|
|
|
nurabsal posted:Anyone have any good ideas for a short-termish federal position I can jump on while waiting for state to sort through this crisis? Rumor has it this delay could last a while and that my position might not onboard until 2021...I applied to some FEMA style contract positions recently, as an example. Would appreciate any PM's. Willing to relocate. I don't have active NCE, unfortunately, and am not current or past federal. Census Bureau?
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2020 07:29
|
|
|
Hearty lift of locally procured beer to those working on repatriating Amcits back to the States in this insanity. Thank god we haven't had to do much of that - we had commercial air connections here longer than almost everywhere else, and our resident population mostly decided that Turkey will handle things better than the US will.
|
|
#
?
Apr 20, 2020 11:59
|
|
|
Out of curiosity, what's the longest time anyone has had an open application on USA Jobs before it went anywhere? I've had one referred to the hiring specialist back in December, and while I'm not fussed about it because, obviously, the government has problems on its hands and things move at the speed they're allowed, it did make me curious. I've had private sector jobs take 6+ months to respond back.
|
|
#
?
May 6, 2020 02:28
|
|
|
Dr. Red Ranger posted:Out of curiosity, what's the longest time anyone has had an open application on USA Jobs before it went anywhere? I've had one referred to the hiring specialist back in December, and while I'm not fussed about it because, obviously, the government has problems on its hands and things move at the speed they're allowed, it did make me curious. I've had private sector jobs take 6+ months to respond back. Almost two years for a job that I didn't get anyways. God I hate that website.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2020 05:43
|
|
|
Anyone familiar with the new FSOT and personal narrative stuff? Thought this came after the test but now they want it before you submit. I was hoping to get a seat in the test tonight but apparently I have to write all these essays first. Forgone conclusion to be early yes?
|
|
#
?
Jun 3, 2020 03:13
|
|
|
.
KIM JONG TRILL fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Jun 7, 2020 |
|
#
?
Jun 5, 2020 22:38
|
|
|
Since the future of the forums are in doubt, should we set up a Discord or something?
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2020 15:45
|
|
|
AKA Pseudonym posted:Since the future of the forums are in doubt, should we set up a Discord or something? They are?
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2020 16:08
|
|
|
Lowtax drama, people aren't sure what he is going to do.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2020 16:19
|
|
|
AKA Pseudonym posted:Since the future of the forums are in doubt, should we set up a Discord or something? I'll see if I can dig up my stairs email for those in. For those out... if someone wants to take the lead on discord and get all the permissions right - cool - but a touch busy in my freetime right now.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2020 03:06
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 22, 2024 08:21 |
|
|
Yikes, just read the post at the top. Uhhh wtf
|
|
#
?
Jun 28, 2020 13:37
|
|