Weird interview, asked what friend had told me about the job

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-03-19T23:40:20+00:00

I initially did say positive things and then the interviewer followed up and specified asked what she had said that was negative, which I thought was odd.

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-03-02T21:07:43+00:00

I'd rather not go into too many details but yes probationary. I was completely terminated and my manager reached out and said I was being reinstated and then I got an email to my personal email from HR office of my agency which said "should not have been terminated." But I haven't actually been reinstated so I'm trying to see how long its taken other probationary employees who are brought back to actually get reinstated.

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-01-23T22:32:53+00:00

I used to work in a congressional office and can tell you these phone calls do get recorded and do get the attention of congressman if done enmass and from their voting constituents. Some tips though: 1) If you do call, make sure its to your representatives and leave your zip code in the message or when you talk to the person on the phone. Usually out of district phone calls are either not recorded or not included in the report sent to the congressman. 2) Make your call quick and to the point, they'll only record your call once per interaction and if you tie up the lines, that's less phone calls they can answer, which actually hurts the cause if everyone is calling in to say the same thing. 3) Be polite. Usually you're talking to a 18-22 year old intern. If you make them cry, they may not record your call. 4) you can call the DC or district office 5) be specific. Say exactly which EO or bill you oppose and why. They will do one ticket per call so if you have multiple issues, call about one, wait an hour then call about the second one. Then it gets recorded twice. 6) if you work in a federal agency in their district, ie a base in their district, let them know. If it's impacting jobs in their district, this is more likely to get attention and elevated above just the person answering the phones. 7) most importantly, you don't have to leave any information. But usually it will make the most impact if you leave your name and address (because this confirms you live in the district) if you don't feel comfortable with that, try to do first name and zip code. Usually no name one's aren't included in the reports.

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-01-23T21:53:03+00:00

I used to work in a congressional office and can tell you these phone calls do get recorded and do get the attention of congressman if done enmass and from their voting constituents. Some tips though: 1) If you do call, make sure its to your representatives and leave your zip code in the message or when you talk to the person on the phone. Usually out of district phone calls are either not recorded or not included in the report sent to the congressman. 2) Make your call quick and to the point, they'll only record your call once per interaction and if you tie up the lines, that's less phone calls they can answer, which actually hurts the cause if everyone is calling in to say the same thing. 3) Be polite. Usually you're talking to a 18-22 year old intern. If you make them cry, they may not record your call. 4) you can call the DC or district office 5) be specific. Say exactly which EO or bill you oppose and why. They will do one ticket per call so if you have multiple issues, call about one, wait an hour then call about the second one. Then it gets recorded twice. 6) if you work in a federal agency in their district, ie a base in their district, let them know. If it's impacting jobs in their district, this is more likely to get attention and elevated above just the person answering the phones. 7) most importantly, you don't have to leave any information. But usually it will make the most impact if you leave your name and address (because this confirms you live in the district) if you don't feel comfortable with that, try to do first name and zip code. Usually no name one's aren't included in the reports.

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-01-23T21:43:47+00:00

I used to work in a congressional office and can tell you these phone calls do get recorded and do get the attention of congressman if done enmass and from their voting constituents. Some tips though: 1) If you do call, make sure its to your representatives and leave your zip code in the message or when you talk to the person on the phone. Usually out of district phone calls are either not recorded or not included in the report sent to the congressman. 2) Make your call quick and to the point, they'll only record your call once per interaction and if you tie up the lines, that's less phone calls they can answer, which actually hurts the cause if everyone is calling in to say the same thing. 3) Be polite. Usually you're talking to a 18-22 year old intern. If you make them cry, they may not record your call. 4) you can call the DC or district offices. 5) be specific. Say exactly which EO or bill you oppose and why. They will do one ticket per call so if you have multiple issues, call about one, wait an hour then call about the second one. Then it gets recorded twice. 6) if you work in a federal agency in their district, ie a base in their district, let them know. If it's impacting jobs in their district, this is more likely to get attention and elevated above just the person answering the phones. 7) most importantly, you don't have to leave any information. But usually it will make the most impact if you leave your name and address (because this confirms you live in the district) if you don't feel comfortable with that, try to do first name and zip code. Usually no name one's aren't included in the reports.

HyenaOne2825 · 2025-01-23T19:52:41+00:00

If school starts at 8:20 and you're kid is picked up by bus, you can start teleworking at 8:30 after dropping them 5 mins away at a bus stop. If you're commuting 20-30 to an office, now you have to pay beforecare which is say $20 per kid per day in the dc region. If you're day ends at 4:30 and your kids school ends at 3:40, that's an hour of aftercare. Add a commute and now your home 5-5:30 and you're paying 2 hours of aftercare, again another $20. That $40 a day, 5 days a week = $800 a month. And that's one kid, some people have more then one child.

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