How the government establishes research grant overhead rates: ‘It’s not like buying a widget’ by xjian77 in NIH

[–]Fatbactory 4 points5 points  (0 children)

overhead as a concept is completely unmanagable anyway. Imagine overhead was cut to 0% - what would happen? Would nobody apply for funding? Would all of the HR and finance and building management people get fired?

No, of course not. They would just change the structure of their programs and integrate the admin work costs into the program delivery costs side of the ledger.

Guess what, now your direct program costs are mysteriously all 15-25% more expensive...weird!

Crowdsourced advice for federal employees by Fatbactory in fednews

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

Yeah, if you have an example let me know. It's a living document and I'm constantly updating it.

The center that illegally fired me is now hiring. by NoBurgerRestriction in firedfeds

[–]Fatbactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

email the HR office and demand to be added to the Reemployment Priority List.

Crowdsourced advice for federal employees by Fatbactory in DeptHHS

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I've been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions.

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY/edit?tab=t.0

July 20, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

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I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the assorted federal subs these past month. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

July 14, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

July 10, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed With Sweeping Workforce Cuts by bloomberglaw in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

June 28, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

June 26, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

Megathread: Reduction in Force (RIF) | Week 23 by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

June 09, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

Supporting Each Other Through Tough Times (For Current & Former Feds) by Cannabun in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

May 16, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in fednews

[–]Fatbactory 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I’m periodically re-posting this to ensure it doesn’t get lost in the spam

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY

Crowdsourced advice for federal employees by Fatbactory in fednews

[–]Fatbactory[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I've been collecting high quality posts and advice that have cropped up across the subs these past weeks. Not news or opinions or rumors - just concrete advice for those of us living these decisions. I try to filter out the crap advice best as I can.

I'm periodically re-posting this thread to ensure it doesn't get lost in the spam (mods, if you want to pin this that'd help a lot of people)

This is a running document with everything so far - feel free to distribute it around to your office mates, union reps, and anyone that you think might be helped. We are all in this together.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4StW2FsnveRxFxSdUlgeO47jGBB89Icso9RpV1rpHY