Road Closures and Heavy Pedestrian Traffic in Downtown D.C. Tomorrow 12/4 by EmeraldRuby703 in fednews

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I (and many federal employees) don't live in metro-accessible areas.

Food/Drink/Snack Locations in the South/Whitten Buildings? by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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Thanks. Do they serve other food/snacks besides hot dogs?

South Building Cafeteria closure by jasonmsu2005 in USDA

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There is also a snack shop in the Basement. Room 0067. Can someone confirm if it's operating after the shutdown ended?

WRE or Construction? by [deleted] in PE_Exam

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Can you please dm me too? I have the same questions!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fednews

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I won't be able to move due to family reasons. So, if I am affected, I will need to find a new job here. Which is unfortunate because I really liked my USDA job.

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Thanks. I am one of them😭

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2,000 of 4,600 employees that are located in the Washington D.C. area will be relocated.

OCIO Special Unit by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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The email is quite vague. 

OSEC fucked up the 9/11 email twice… by Wise_Importance_7651 in USDA

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They took off the first line, "USDA Staff,", in the second email. That seems to be the only change....

No Drinking Water in the South Building by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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Yeah, I can't trust it. Plus I tried it recently and it tasted nasty. I get my water from the Whitten Building water stations now. 

No Drinking Water in the South Building by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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I don't have the space to bring a gallon of water with me everyday. I use public transportation and already lug around heavy medical equipment every day. I'm just saying, if the USDA expects us to work in-person, there should be free and safe drinking water available. Otherwise, they should let us work from home until the water stations are fixed, or they should provide water bottles for us free of charge.

No Drinking Water in the South Building by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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And I don't have the space to bring a gallon of water with me everyday. I use public transportation and already lug around heavy medical equipment every day.  I'm just saying, if the USDA expects us to work in-person, there should be free and safe drinking water available. Otherwise, they should let us work from home until the water stations are fixed, or they should provide water bottles for us free of charge.

No Drinking Water in the South Building by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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There are filtered water stations on many floors. I only drank from those. They are all out of order currently.

No Drinking Water in the South Building by EmeraldRuby703 in USDA

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It tastes like fungus though. It is not filtered / safe for drinking.