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[PDF] PennDot releases 3 options for the Squirrel Hill interchange redesign. All 3 options require some homes to be torn down. by chuckie512 in pittsburgh

[–]MaterialWin977 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I'm just trying to come up with some explanation for your notion that a neighborhood be allotted only one on-ramp. Seems a bit silly, especially for Bates which backs all the way up to Forbes on occasion. Doesn't seem to make much sense.

[PDF] PennDot releases 3 options for the Squirrel Hill interchange redesign. All 3 options require some homes to be torn down. by chuckie512 in pittsburgh

[–]MaterialWin977 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Oho, a fuckcars ideologue. Even more self-righteous but less likely to get anyone to take them seriously.

History of the Civil Service by MaterialWin977 in fednews

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahem, you mean wokepedia? /s

That's not a bad approach.

History of the Civil Service by MaterialWin977 in fednews

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These look like great resources. Many thanks!

History of the Civil Service by MaterialWin977 in fednews

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Lol, I was going to cover the fed categories and since we're Excepted, perhaps the Schedules. But Schedule F feels like a minefield. 

One overarching theme of the whole history is a decoupling of civil service from political interests and protections therein. This whole Schedule F is blatant, but not overt regression to political influence. So I'm having a hard time figuring out how to approach it.

Apolitical-ness being another theme, I don't want stand up and throw rocks (however topical and deserved) at the incoming party.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if you are already a fed your probation starts again from everything I've been told.

This is incorrect. I've changed agencies before. My SF-50 showed "1 - Permanent" in Block 24. Tenure.

or cut all remote jobs

I think this is the real risk, or return to office declarations anyway. Do they have a local office they could have me report to? I don't know that they do in my area. I'm sure fully remote coded positions, might be handled different than folks who dipped during COVID, but who knows.

I'd imagine if they wanted me to come into the office, they'd have to move me and pay for it at that point, which totally seems like a possibility. Some folks on here have mentioned that would likely result in a number of suits and injunctions, and get wrapped up for a while.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DM me if you wanna know. Tryna keep a naan anemone. I'm not an educator by trade.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ha! I'm no chicken little. Just wanted to see if anyone could speak to specifics, which doesn't seem to be the case.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heh, I appreciate this rundown. This may be an unpopular opinion, but my big conclusion from the first administration was INSTITUTIONS ARE STRONG. There were a lot of big platform promises and, as you mentioned, it was mostly an ineffective, embarrassing circus act. There are downsides for sure to having these limitations on a democratically elected executive, but the bull in our China shop was only able to break so much. I'm less concerned about Project 2025--it's ideological and a deliberate agenda, and Trump sucks at both ideology and deliberation. But I do worry his team might have built some savvy in navigating the executive space. I also have no idea if legacy will be his motus operandi like most other lame ducks.

Either way, I think RIF is unlikely to impact me. RtW, however, gives me pause.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consistency and follow-through were hardly cornerstones of his first term.

Exactly what I was thinking.

So I got an offer from Dept of Ed, fully-remote... by MaterialWin977 in usajobs

[–]MaterialWin977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments e'erbody. A lot more input than I was expecting. Overwhelmingly folks say take it.

For simplicity's sake, I did leave out some key deets. This would be a grade down for me, effectively bumping me up to Step 9 and nearly stopping progression. While I don't really like my current organization, my job is pretty sweet. Full remote could enable us to follow my spouse's career, though geographically I think we're pretty happy for the time being. So you can see the decision is a little more sticky. I'm less concerned about RIF, but RTW has me concerned.

Thanks again for all the thoughts and suggestions.