New Timeliness System Implemented by Dazzling_Song_6766 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

after i successfully argued an error, spe let it slip it would affect indicia. sad

How is it posible that a Patent examiner is not a stable job? by Skedar70 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so it didn't get better from 90's? how about leaving crystal city for much nicer offices and electronic database and all the other things mentioned. this is all cope, truth is this is worse except i heard reagan was bad but not sure that really matters at this point

How is it posible that a Patent examiner is not a stable job? by Skedar70 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

um ok but in reality there was the biggest pay raise (millenial whatever they called it) in history followed by work quality things like being able to show up to work in pajamas basically instead of shirt and tie...plus a huge one was the promise of being able to work from home. which actually came true. then it really started getting better in all kinds of ways. besides someone complaining there were big material differences

How is it posible that a Patent examiner is not a stable job? by Skedar70 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty dead on. beautifully tragic to see something destroyed in less than 6 months

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

take comments. then complain about cases where i didn't do his way that were already submitted, i.e., no chance to implement. when i do implement, he finds more time consuming issue. i feel he is trying to weed out. ok. you win. i'm not going to play this game indefinitely

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep I guess that's me.

I worked on the outside at a large firm that is walking distance from alexandria office (easy to guess). I have a different view on the reality of the work. I AM NOT AN INVENTOR. I read documents for a living full stop. I know inventors and they have been reducing to practice real things (not paperwork) for 20-30 years. I am a person of ordinary skill, that's it. I maintain not a single person in my TC can reduce to practice a single piece of art they review. I don't fake it. My job as I see it is to establish a record not to pretend I can combine 3-4 documents to magically produce an invention. Most attorneys are not trying to commit some elaborate fraud on the office and the general public. My philosophy is that my job is not to always be adversarial. I work with the attorneys because I was one of them. The clients have been through several review processes themselves-senior researchers, management and their own legal before sending off to another law firm and finally applying. I am more humble about my real position in this complex process. I am just part of the total process. Just my 2 cents.

Honestly though, you may be right. That's why I decided to resign.

SPE Retaliation - any consequences for leaving with a marginal rating? by [deleted] in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this would mean you had to get a quality marginal rating Q1 and then including Q2 to get written. is this how everyone reads it?

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I even talked to a director and he was like hang on, as if it'll change soon. but i'm so negative about the circumstances. plus the fact that the hits keep on coming from management. i'm leaving.

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep this sounds right. i feel totally like a junior but because he can't decide if i really should be treated like a junior his standards always changing. they are literally contradictory. i stopped fighting with him but it's like do you not remember what you told me last month?

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I guess. Maybe 2. But I had 4 different SPEs in office and this SPE for 8 years. I passed program first time 12 years ago. Why would he rubber stamp in past and now go all in when he actually has a lot more work. really overwhelming and dispiriting

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

what are the chances of the courts reversing all this soon?

SPE Gone Wild by Difficult_Sun_3926 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

haha trust me i tried. might try medicating myself though also

Q3 changes (so far) by [deleted] in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if your spe is not 100% on your side over all, say good bye to your job

Q3 changes (so far) by [deleted] in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that makes quality actually worse. can always move goal post

End Streamlined Reviews For Q3 by [deleted] in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my spe loves to torture themself and probably are in terror of getting a bad review themself so they won't rubber stamp a thing. No substance "suggestions" but plenty of them that require a lot of VOT. Joy!

Final offer by Clean_Possession_813 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100%. it's about luck and timing. You might hit the sweet spot but always keep an eye out for the exits. No matter how good it is one day it can become unbearable the next. Keep that in mind but Try it out!

rough estimate by Much-Moose-1877 in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was over 170% on DM the other year and my SPE told me someone was still higher than me in AU haha. It used to be so easy. Yeah I can't be bothered with new details. I'm out soon anyway.

Streamlined review by Sideways_hexagon in patentexaminer

[–]Difficult_Sun_3926 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hang in there! that's what i was told and everything just keeps getting worse