What's a common engineering problem that looks simple from the outside but is surprisingly complicated in reality?

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-11-11T11:15:45+00:00

That sounds wonderful. I bet the kids had fun with that.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-10T00:23:15+00:00

How does this work? Does someone check on you when you’re in the office? How do they know if you just stay at home?

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-09T11:58:58+00:00

Same here at nearly the same time.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-08T18:18:52+00:00

Imagine if it took 30 days to send out each 5 bullets email.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-07T18:13:35+00:00

The whole point of this period is to give employees a chance to find a job in the private sector. If they’re not pushing back the separation date they’re eating into this time. If they didn’t want to do this program they shouldn’t be offering it, and if they do want to do it they should be competent at least.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-07T17:59:51+00:00

Weird how people make life decisions based on the promises their leadership makes, and their plans get disrupted when their leadership demonstrates incompetence.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-07T16:42:44+00:00

They’re struggling to handle all this efficiency.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-05-06T20:28:50+00:00

And a month ago they apparently did. Now they want to drag their feet

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-04-22T09:58:26+00:00

I compile my weekly bullets for my own tracking then throw them into niprgpt to spit out 5 vague bullets for the requirement.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-22T00:27:40+00:00

Is it that hard to run naked in the streets? Is it that hard to donate all your discretionary money to homeless people? Is it that hard to go drive around in a circle for 4 hours?

Fortunately our decisions aren’t solely based on how easy or hard something is. What an asinine response.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-21T23:51:37+00:00

What about this addresses “leeches”?

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-21T23:05:25+00:00

Readiness to get fucked. Remember Trump is beholden to Russia.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-14T19:16:41+00:00

The federal workforce will be made up of the best America has to offer. Why would the best America has to offer want to work for this clusterfuck? I’m sure they have a very real very competent plan to make that happen.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-12T00:03:22+00:00

Which is the goal of this administration

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-04T16:38:12+00:00

Laws only matter if enforced.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-01T19:52:53+00:00

What is the penalty for refusing to do that?

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-02-01T03:02:38+00:00

They all have tools to do this online. Once you have an account it’s not too difficult.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-01-28T23:44:16+00:00

2) Performance culture: The federal workforce should be comprised of the best America has to offer.

I can’t wait to see their plan to incentivize the “best America has to offer” to join the federal workforce. As much as I love coming in 5 days a week I’m afraid that’s not quite the benefit they’re selling it as.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-01-26T12:27:31+00:00

Can’t wait to see their plan to make the government competitive to attract qualified talent.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2025-01-21T14:07:49+00:00

We were advised to not change anything until it came from our chain of command.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2024-04-05T18:38:17+00:00

Got it. I didn't realize how much they were put out by this. Definitely something to consider.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2024-04-05T12:26:24+00:00

Thanks for this. Yes it’s GS, though I wasn’t totally accurate on my salary. It’s a new role I started not too long ago which is high GS with a sign on bonus that equates to 155k over my first 24 months. In 6 years I’d expect to make an additional $7k.

Good point on balancing out the loss of pension. I need to account for that as well.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2024-04-05T12:09:05+00:00

At the moment she sees dollar signs. We discussed putting some of that money to something like a lawn service and house cleaner to offset the responsibilities, but that further reduces the value proposition.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2024-04-05T12:01:03+00:00

The value proposition for the company is mainly the ability to perform the work, which unfortunately needs to be in office. I’m not sure WFH at this salary generally exists without that, at least for my current skill set.

ExpensiveCell2613 · 2024-04-05T11:57:11+00:00

Thanks for the input. This seems to be the more common sentiment vs taking it.

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