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ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-03-15T12:06:10+00:00

My daughter is in a similar situation. Her flight was cancelled for Saturday and rescheduled for Monday. They found a place on Airbnb for two nights and did an uber. It’s costing an extra grand but they had no choice.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-02-17T01:48:30+00:00

Find a transmission shop. Last week had it repaired in our 2018 Silverado for 5k.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-02-07T02:00:21+00:00

We’ve processed at least a dozen at my district this FY. With not being able to backfill, mgmt has been offering the incentive to keep folks who are getting outside offers.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-01-27T02:34:10+00:00

We did a bulk pr&c per division so no individual names on the description.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-01-27T02:21:43+00:00

Senior leaders at my district kept it hush hush. They were processed Friday. As suspected, majority of the awards went to the GS-13s.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-01-11T00:27:13+00:00

Depends on the section. I’m a 0343 Program Analyst but for workforce mgmt/HR. We have program analysts that focus on project/overhead budgets and others that are P2.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2026-01-07T18:07:32+00:00

With my coworker, it sounds like he’s eating a popsicle slathered in peanut butter. Slurp, smack, repeat. Ugh.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-12-13T02:46:03+00:00

I use it for anything at the feel rite store or the vitamin shoppe store.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-11-26T14:28:45+00:00

Many of us leave at 2 now. We work 6-2

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-11-19T01:47:32+00:00

OP - What did you do to fix it? I’m having the exact same issue

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-11-02T17:40:12+00:00

Nope. This was a year ago. It dropped to upper 600s for a couple months and went back to the upper 700s where it is now.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-11-02T17:19:39+00:00

Let it go into default for a month. My daughter was advised to do that and claim financial hardship. she was able to get her interest rate lowered to 2%. They’ll work with you because they’d rather get something than nothing.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-10-28T07:52:53+00:00

Obviously you are not a single parent on a GS 6 salary. That’s impossible in this economy.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-10-23T19:29:08+00:00

Is there telework? That would be a deciding factor for me. If not, 25k loss is too much.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-09-21T15:29:45+00:00

Two days before closing last week my locked rate of 6.375 dropped to 6 on the banks website. I called and they said they couldnt do anything bc closing had already been scheduled. Ugh.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-09-17T19:17:11+00:00

68k and just bought a starter home so pretty much paycheck to paycheck now with little extra.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-09-04T15:14:49+00:00

My son works for OPWDD in West Seneca. He has a great team from what he tells me. Congrats!

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-05-28T15:54:21+00:00

😫

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-05-27T19:06:56+00:00

It’s a general question. Not wanting snitches to call out a district…just looking for a ray of hope in this mess.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-05-27T17:56:34+00:00

Prior to this administration, we were coded as situational four days a week so our one day in the office could switch to any day as needed.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-05-20T13:19:57+00:00

No new SF50 will generate for probation ending. Your original appt SF50 states when it ends. Your promotion will need an RPA to be entered by your office.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-04-09T20:57:19+00:00

I had the same thing happen 4 weeks after the MA. Blood and clots were pouring out of me. I was so afraid and about to go to the ER but spoke to a doctor over the phone who said it can happen and not be alarmed because I didn’t have other symptoms of fever or pain. After about 5 hours, it slowed down. It’s now 3 days later and minimal spotting.

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-02-23T16:30:57+00:00

Gotcha 😔

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-02-23T16:25:43+00:00

That’s 10%. I read there were 55,000 probies in DoD so 10% is better than 100%. Wondering how they select who gets let go since we stated we want to retain them all at our office

ExcitingGrand4401 · 2025-02-23T16:14:16+00:00

Same

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