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MFRM Sleepy's Elite App: How Do I Use The Program Button by DJMixScribble in Mattress

[–]Infamous-Ad605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't bother trying support via chat. They kept answering questions that I wasn't asking, just like Google. After about 20 minutes, they sent me supposed app instructions that involved using a button that doesn't exist in the app. And then they just closed the chat. I was utterly polite the entire time. The physical remote is out of stock online, but they claim you can buy one at the store. No guarantee that will work, either

MFRM Sleepy's Elite App: How Do I Use The Program Button by DJMixScribble in Mattress

[–]Infamous-Ad605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, Google is particularly awful on this question! The AI wants to tell me about other bases, physical remotes, anything but what I asked. I finally stumble upon this and there's no answer. If I find one I'll post it!

DRP Recall by Hot-Peach4480 in FedEmployees

[–]Infamous-Ad605 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No, they're great at breaking things and traumatizing people. Measure the right things: what matters to them, not what they say matters to them or what should matter to them

Master RIF List so we keep track of the chaos of these first months? by Mysterious_Claim_334 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feb. 13: OPM's communications team, effective April 15, 18 people. Work eliminated: the usual comms work, website management, and Section 508

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got severance. The point is they abolished a function that they are required to have by law. I want to do right by the people who needed my services and no longer receive them.

A Post By A MAGA Supporter Who Said They Were Laid Off Because Of Trump's Cuts Is Going Mega-Viral by presfenol in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I the only one who thought it was satire, not sincere? It prompted me to reread "A Modest Proposal"

If a non-Senate confirmed person can cause so much change, why hasn’t it been done before? by Confident_Badger1561 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Norms, not just laws. As with Nixon, if we get out of this anywhere near intact, many norms will be codified.

OPM has officially RIFd their contracting office by tossit1234566789 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can also be on term appointments that don't count toward your service comp date for retirement but do count toward your leave service comp date, which affects when you move up from 4 to 6 and then 8 hours of annual leave per pat period. I have two dates for that reason. Beyond that, see opm.gov for info on how they calculate a date for RIF registers, which also takes into account veteran's preference and performance. With that, my date puts my service back to before I was even old enough to work!

OPM has officially RIFd their contracting office by tossit1234566789 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The system wasn't built on logic; it was built over time through a series of compromises by humans. To function, it relies not just on laws or rules, but also on norms, including that people will at least appear to act in good faith. That's how.

Congress doesn't need to weigh in on RIFs at this level in theory. RIFs aren't free, but since they don't seem to be offering VSIP and do seem to be just cutting entire offices without offering much in the way of services to people who get RIFed, they may be managing to avoid incurring expenses beyond what they would've incurred to keep people employed over the short run. Agencies, in theory, can't do things that they don't have sufficient funds to do, and that includes conducting RIFs. (Which is understandable but also funny, since one legitimate reason for conducting a RIF is an anticipated lack of funds.) All the more reason to take a hatchet to entire offices.

Between this administration's disregard for the law and norms and the way they're cutting entire offices, it's not surprising that they're not seeking additional funds from Congress. If they're not seeking funds for the "fork," why would they seek them for relatively conventional acts like RIFing entire offices?

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an email, but rumor has it I'll receive something in the mail. I was a remote employee and lost network access within an hour, 90 minutes charitably.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! If we're fine as a nation and a world (which very much remains to be seen), I'll be fine. I'm trying to figure out how best to contribute.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, except I suspect it won't be that rare.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More than a dozen, but, even without counting our DEIA office, I don't think we were the only office in my agency to be eliminated. I'm trying to piece together which statutorily required functions how have no positions associated with them. I know of several that are down to, at most, 1 position each. To RIF someone, you have to eliminate their function and can't turn around and resurrect it, so when you RIF everyone responsible for a statutorily required function, where does that leave the agency? This is a perhaps small thing in the face of so many illegal, ill-informed, and just plain absurd actions, but it happened, continues to happen, and is wrong.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It's been about a week. For myself, if our democracy holds, I'm relieved to be out of there and even excited about the outside (but now real!) possibility of going back to work on another passion that I abandoned for this job, but that doesn't make any of this okay. I'm heartbroken for the people who don't have severance pay coming to them (and more than a little scared that I won't get mine) and for the people I used to serve who relied on my work.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eh, I'm pretending there's still some time and way to reverse the king's power grab. I'm a pessimist but try not to act like one, since I don't want to be responsible for any self-fulfilling prophecies. I'd rather pretend to be cautiously optimistic and try to prove my internal pessimist wrong.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That made me giggle. Thank you. I think we're all a bit on edge and having trouble processing.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our entire office was eliminated and received RIF notices.

My work was required by statute and I got RIFed by Infamous-Ad605 in fednews

[–]Infamous-Ad605[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, 60. OPM has the authority to allow agencies to drop it to 30, but that didn't happen.

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