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Troll dolls and pizza (true story)
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Why do the DOE national labs not have to go through USAJobs and the GS scale and everything else?
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Jan 16, 2024 16:56
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why do the DOE national labs not have to go through USAJobs and the GS scale and everything else? They're not government, they're run by ffrdcs, which are private companies that doe contracts with to run them.
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Jan 16, 2024 17:08
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why do the DOE national labs not have to go through USAJobs and the GS scale and everything else? They're mostly run and staffed by M&O contractors. The actual federal workforce at the sites is comparatively small.
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Jan 16, 2024 17:09
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Midjack posted:They're not government, they're run by ffrdcs, which are private companies that doe contracts with to run them. I knew the Labs were manged by third parties, but I never realized employees were treated as such too. huh A couple jobs I'm looking at have the "Public Notice Direct Hire" tag. If I understand things correctly, direct hire jobs dont use the points system and behave more like the private sector process. Is that right? Do direct hire jobs move faster than typical government openings?
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Jan 19, 2024 08:10
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It comes from across the pond. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/05/navy-advertises-on-linkedin-to-hire-nuclear-rear-admiral/ quote:The Royal Navy has been forced to use LinkedIn to advertise for a Rear-Admiral to be responsible for the nation’s nuclear deterrent amid a growing recruitment crisis.
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Jan 22, 2024 16:32
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golden bubble posted:It comes from across the pond. quote:The advertisement says candidates must be a member of the reserves or have previously served in the regular forces and, if chosen, will be responsible for “highly classified stealth, elite operations and Trident, our nuclear deterrent”. ... and other duties as assigned. If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean.
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Jan 22, 2024 17:05
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Devor posted:... and other duties as assigned. If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean. You get to test the nukes, but only up close. Today I had to shutdown the idea of someone having alcohol at a federally-associated event. It's me, I'm the fun police.
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Jan 24, 2024 21:43
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FAA somehow manages to repeatedly have a conference at casinos in AC, and I'm just genuinely surprised that flies with management, even if it's almost certainly the cheapest conference space available in AC.
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Jan 24, 2024 22:12
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Fell Fire posted:It's me, I'm the fun police. I've considered becoming the person who comes up to loud political conversations in my office and says "wrap it up, guys, Hatch Act," but I don't know if I have that much interpersonal capital to burn.
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Jan 24, 2024 23:02
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Antivehicular posted:I've considered becoming the person who comes up to loud political conversations in my office and says "wrap it up, guys, Hatch Act," but I don't know if I have that much interpersonal capital to burn. This is probably not worth it unless you're concerned about an actual violation, in which case let your agency's IG handle it.
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Jan 25, 2024 04:16
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the only time I invoked the hatch act was when a subordinate expressed her desire to assassinate the president, during a performance review. she quit before it could go anywhere. surprisingly enough, it was trump she wanted a go at.
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Jan 25, 2024 20:01
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If a job has a 7-9-11-12 promotion structure, are those promotions granted annually or do you have to spend two years each in grades seven and nine before the jump to eleven?
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Jan 28, 2024 00:54
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One per year, as long as you are at least FS on your eval
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Jan 28, 2024 00:58
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Rakeris posted:One per year, as long as you are at least FS on your eval Also would add, at least at the IRS it's not automatic; your manager has to submit a PAR for it. So if you have a new/forgetful/disorganized/lazy manager, you might have to prompt them a bit to make sure it gets done.
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Jan 28, 2024 04:15
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Atahualpa posted:Also would add, at least at the IRS it's not automatic; your manager has to submit a PAR for it. So if you have a new/forgetful/disorganized/lazy manager, you might have to prompt them a bit to make sure it gets done. Happened to me at the Mint. Twice! and at that point, it's basically my fault
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Jan 28, 2024 05:53
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Star Man posted:If a job has a 7-9-11-12 promotion structure, are those promotions granted annually or do you have to spend two years each in grades seven and nine before the jump to eleven? You thinking of making the switch to RO?
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Jan 28, 2024 06:25
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I know SSA is pretty dry as far as jobs right now, but I've been surprised at the lack of remote positions available. It's likely the last realistic chance at a 12 job I have in this agency for many years without packing a moving van. I got passed over for the OS spot in a small office nearby, but the person that got it was a 20 year employee who was already a GS-12, and has spent their entire career in that same office. So there was zero chance I was getting it. I wish there was some innocuous phrase that managers could use in job announcements to let us all know "don't bother applying, we already know who's getting it"
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Jan 28, 2024 21:14
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New leadership in the place I have been aiming for so...so many years, has apparently decided to rehire former employees in their 70s who retired and went to contractor status, rather than open jobs.
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Jan 28, 2024 21:35
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GD_American posted:I wish there was some innocuous phrase that managers could use in job announcements to let us all know "don't bother applying, we already know who's getting it" In general if it's a really short open period and there's some weirdly specific experience/skills needed it's pretty much the same thing
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Jan 28, 2024 22:12
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sullat posted:You thinking of making the switch to RO? No. I have an application with criminal investigation as an investigative analyst. My application was referred to the hiring managers at the two locations I applied for. Really, I'm asking because my team lead was talking to another CSR and said something about it taking two years to get from grade nine to eleven. Maybe I overheard them wrong.
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Jan 29, 2024 00:56
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Endless Mike posted:Applications are open for the Mansfield Fellowship Program for anyone with two years of federal experience. You will spend a year learning Japanese in the states, followed by a two-month homestay in Ishikawa prefecture, then 10 months in Tokyo working in their counterpart agency. Just wanted to say thanks for putting the Mansfield Fellowship on my radar. I was able to convince my agency to let me apply (that alone is a process) for a recent cohort, but was ultimately not selected.  Despite not being selected, it was great to get the agency support and they've encouraged me to keep putting in for it as long as it's something I'm seeking. And since voicing my interest in the program, I've been pulled into a number of higher level events to give me more experience and things to put on my resume. You're your own biggest cheerleader and others won't know what your interests, ambitions, or even expectations are unless you voice them. Don't be shy. Also, none of you apply until after I get selected. Don't need any more competition.
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Jan 29, 2024 15:06
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Tortilla Maker posted:Just wanted to say thanks for putting the Mansfield Fellowship on my radar. I was able to convince my agency to let me apply (that alone is a process) for a recent cohort, but was ultimately not selected. Nice! Good luck in the future! It sounds like a really cool experience
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Jan 29, 2024 15:18
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Biden to require fed contractors to disclose salary ranges on job postings https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/biden-orders-us-contractors-to-reveal-salary-ranges-in-job-ads
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Jan 29, 2024 16:01
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Probably won't directly matter to most people in this thread, but OPM published a final rule prohibiting agencies from setting new employees' salary based on private salaries. They can still use other factors, just not that.
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Jan 29, 2024 20:54
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Endless Mike posted:Probably won't directly matter to most people in this thread, but OPM published a final rule prohibiting agencies from setting new employees' salary based on private salaries. They can still use other factors, just not that. loving finally! This was some regressive bullshit and I’m glad it’s fixed. Know what’s not fixed? My pay lol. Don’t switch agencies is my lesson here, I guess.
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Jan 29, 2024 22:49
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I wouldn't be hallelujah-ing that - reads to me like open season for agencies to make incoming staff start at the lowest step when they come in from outside.
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Alucard posted:I wouldn't be hallelujah-ing that - reads to me like open season for agencies to make incoming staff start at the lowest step when they come in from outside. Oh good point. Jokes on me, expecting things to get better.
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pmchem posted:Biden to require fed contractors to disclose salary ranges on job postings This gonna be a shitshow wrangling the 1099s vs W2s. Not to mention that the companies don't have to reveal to the employee how much they're charging the gov in the first place.
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Jan 30, 2024 01:03
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That is something we're absolutely insane about, not letting contractors know how much we pay for them. Staff bossmasters and contractor PMs alike flip the gently caress out when it happens and it's always hilarious.
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Jan 30, 2024 04:47
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Tortilla Maker posted:Just wanted to say thanks for putting the Mansfield Fellowship on my radar. I was able to convince my agency to let me apply (that alone is a process) for a recent cohort, but was ultimately not selected. Good luck! I got discouraged reading the past successful applicants profiles. It seems like a lot of higher level management and analysts and that sort of thing, whereas I'm more of an individual producer. I'll probably give it a shot eventually, but I fear my agency won't be gung go to let me disappear for a few years
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Midjack posted:That is something we're absolutely insane about, not letting contractors know how much we pay for them. Staff bossmasters and contractor PMs alike flip the gently caress out when it happens and it's always hilarious. Yeah I never understood that either, it's kinda silly here our contractor support is so underpaid they rarely stick around for more than 6mo. (Admin assistants) But we're paying the company like 3x their salary and they just churn through peeps like fast food.
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Jan 30, 2024 14:18
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Hell, I was a contractor in the same branch (part of Financial Mgt) for 8 years and we went through 6 PMs in that time, probably 15 contractor employees. 4 of those were straight firings, 2 of them left and came back and at least 1 of them straight up quit on the spot one day without anything lined up. Nobody was underpaid. Bad federal branch chief. For those that stayed (and the ones that came back) it all just turned into a way to keep the .gov email address when applying on usajobs.
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Jan 31, 2024 06:36
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Geez stay safe everybody, content warning for a guy getting killed because he was a federal employee: https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/pa-son-arrested-after-posting-video-of-fathers-severed-head-report/
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Feb 1, 2024 03:45
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New york post still delivering headless headlines
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We have two reservists that activate constantly to stay out of the office. I'm too old to go back in, but I just found out FEMA reservists are actually protectd by USERRA now. How doable is this as an already-Federal employee?
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Feb 5, 2024 06:45
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Very. There are a lot of job protections if you're in the reserve and it's a great way to get a double pension. You just can't use it for mil service calcs in your civilian retirement. Edit. This guy has great retirement guides for both special and regular fers employees. Well worth the Kindle price and you should read them early in your career. I get nothing obviously. The FERSGUIDE https://a.co/d/3htkXUu Edit 2. This guy has a lot of good retirement articles too. https://www.barfieldfinancial.com/new-blog Evil SpongeBob fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Feb 6, 2024 |
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Feb 5, 2024 06:52
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Hey gang, first time in here. I am interested in applying for a position with the VA as a Veteran Service Representative. I know the tiniest bit about federal job application process, only that the resume format is a lot different than normal ones. Does anyone have any good resources on how to write one of these? I’m a veteran myself and think I can pull off the education substitution but this is a whole new world to me.
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Feb 7, 2024 00:06
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Is there somewhere that explains what jobs end up in the bargaining unit? For example, I saw a position where an OSHA chemist is bargaining but also where a comparable EPA chemist is not. Same GS and all.
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Is it that the EPA job just hasn't unionized? It's up to the workers to do the work to start a union
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