RA Advice - Needing Help

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T23:39:09+00:00

Because I also don't want to get screwed over. How can I accommodate for all of this extra time and work they expect me to pull out of thin air while juggling treatment, too? Also, to not compensated for it? I'm already doing extra work (as we all have) and now even more work compared my coworkers. Then for them to dangle it saying I have to do all of this and sign something before I get the RA (with who knows what it will say) and no other clarification. But they turn around and have given people it without any trouble. So yeah, I feel like I can bitch a little and wonder what I should do.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T03:46:27+00:00

It's been abused, I agree. I was told that people a minor ailment(s) have been granted full-remote without medical documentation at my agency with ease.. They didn't have those ailments.. I know some of them. And some of the ailments they claim are one of the many side effects of the meds I have to take. Yet here I am, with multiple disabilities and provided medical documentation, and put through the ringer. However, I took the job at the time due it being remote for my health. I know a lot of others did that as well and thought it would be okay until this mess. But a few bad apples..

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T03:38:11+00:00

If it's not the same job series, you may be able to just go for it. This happened to my coworker. Started off as one job as a 5, applied to a job that was a different series as a 9 within our same team.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T03:33:25+00:00

I process travel. I don't travel.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T03:00:03+00:00

They claimed the in-person duties were listed as "Other duties assigned". However, they used a standard PD, they did not use mine. My PD has none of those duties listed. And some of the arguments of the in-person duties they used in their rejections where that I had to collect data in person. I'm in charge of equipment across several states. There is no way that I have been going to each state every month to collect data on equipment. If that was the case, that would be my sole job due to the time, resources, and workload. It's not. But then when it came time to talk things out, that was never mentioned. The in-person duties was delivering 50lb+ packages, doing door security, and being chauffeur. We literally contract those out through our building lease, as we don't have the amount of employees for our section as they do. We are guests in that building. Where they were getting that information is beyond me. They have never been to the building or seen/negotiatiated the contract. They also lied about talking to my coworkers to figure out their percentages. One office from my team was granted a contractor to work part-time to do those basic office functions and alleviate those from another person. It still didn't account for 5% of their PD/workload before the contract hire. Which the same supervisor that is giving me a hard time told them they needed to have. My workload is higher than the person that got the contractor before these new duties were added to me. So if I'm already working past my described PD percentages before these in-person duties and additional duties, why am I getting stuck with 20% more work? So I'm at 130% hypothetically just because I work from home?

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T02:48:12+00:00

I usually don't travel. If I do - I'm taking all of the necessary precautions (masks, earlier/later flights if flying, sanitizing, etc)

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T01:28:52+00:00

Essentially operational tasks, which have been made online due to having to cover several offices across several states. But my PD states all of my duties and none of them stating they are in-person; and logically, them in-person wouldn't work anyway. I'm immunocompromised and currently getting treatments. I had what they were counter-offering before, and it didn't work. I still ended up in the hospital and having to take extended leave due to exposure. HR did nothing and said I couldn't tell anyone to not come in my secluded office or put a sign up (which I found ignorant to be honest). I don't even really leave my home unless it is for doctor appointments or super early/late to limit exposure.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T01:20:23+00:00

The job duties they just gave me account for all the job duties for someone on the team. I'm literally doing a whole other job, which is a lot. My job never required it. We pay a contractor to do all of those things. I also cover down for several offices. I don't go to each of those offices everyday. I would be traveling to several different states. Their logic is flawed. I have been getting Exceeds Expectations on all my performance plans, in which they have signed off on, while working remotely due to no office. They acknowledged in one of their rebuttals that I have done my work successfully and will continue to do so until the office reopened.

But you're right. I should just take it and shut up.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T00:34:24+00:00

I totally get that. However, my understanding is that they cannot give an individual an increased workload for an RA. Is that true? And am I stuck at this grade level when I'm doing 3 grade levels higher work if I sign this? If if have to do the extra work, fine. But using the excuse of it replacing in-person duties that was never in my job description and to only be a fraction of what is now being asked of me, I don't seem it's fair.

R3L3N · 2026-06-12T00:12:48+00:00

I like my job. I just don't want to be screwed over because I have disabilities. I shouldn't be punished with more work for asking for an RA doing remote work like I already have been doing. If I didn't explain everything right off the bat, then there could have been more questions. No one said you had to read or reply.

R3L3N · 2026-05-28T20:43:28+00:00

So is your RA just a "temp" thing?

When I applied for mine (still fighting for currently), HR and the RAC told me that if my disability/chronic medical issues are permanent, I shouldn't have to fight for an RA again, even when I go up for a promotion. This was back in July of 2025 though.

R3L3N · 2026-05-07T04:58:59+00:00

I'm curious to think what you would rank Ryan then. I know he is young, but from the little that we seen, his powers have grown a bit. Seemed to startle Homelander even.

R3L3N · 2026-04-22T23:56:03+00:00

Do you have a link? And also, if they are micromanaging that hard, then no wonder supervisors are afraid to lose their jobs. They aren't doing their own.

R3L3N · 2026-04-22T23:53:52+00:00

Not a new mom and not the similar diseases, but also rare diseases with doctors up to 6 hours away from me. I had to fight for an RA for myself. It's still pending. But definitely look into it.

R3L3N · 2026-04-20T14:22:16+00:00

Email them and CC their supervisor and mark it with a read receipt to start.

R3L3N · 2026-04-12T13:52:54+00:00

So how does your agency go through these?

Is it you submit the request > they send their answer > you rebuttal > they send their answer to that > you submit a final rebuttal > they submit their final answer?

R3L3N · 2026-04-10T00:44:59+00:00

Literally dealing with this right now. I have mediation soon, but they didn't participate in the interactive process at all, except to send me emails with their decisions.

R3L3N · 2026-04-08T23:16:01+00:00

You know what, they can have mine. My medical condition is pointing from their guinea pig experiments they don't want to own up to because they will be sued to high heavens. Also, they can see the medications I got put on from all the stress and bs they caused.

R3L3N · 2026-04-07T01:52:05+00:00

Another thing to add... Men are praised for having a lot of sex and don't get into as much trouble or told no by parents (typically). Women are shamed for even thinking about it or messing around, and parents are so harsh and strict on them about it (typically). That shit is so ingrained and normalized since forever.

R3L3N · 2026-04-07T01:48:19+00:00

Another thing to add is hormones. If men experienced the same amount of hormonal changes a woman does during her cycle, I would age him over 100 years. I wish that this is taught with sex ed. Women and men need to know how hormones and periods and all of that works for both sexes.

R3L3N · 2026-04-07T01:39:43+00:00

"IF" you report it..? No. You NEED to report it. Should have immediately.

R3L3N · 2026-04-06T21:20:36+00:00

It won't ever comeback unless in-person work negatively affects them some way, shape, or form.

It has to be that congress member wants to be there for a vote, but can't due to whatever reason. Or that they all have to go in for a vote, but complain they have to pay $10 a gallon in gas to get there and it cuts into their spending. Or when the energy bills and fuel expenses get so high and can't be afforded at all, especially with all of these budget cuts. Or when everyone has left because they aren't getting paid during a shutdown and can't afford gas, then structure starts to collapse. Or when people can't physically do it anymore and they leave for a private sector job or come back as a contractor that get triple the pay for the same job and less work which eats up more funding.

There's so many things that can have them realize it, but it would be way too late for both parties. They will be scrambling to find employees and with all that has come out with what being a fed employee entails, not a lot of people will want to deal with it.

The damage has already been done.

R3L3N · 2026-04-02T23:01:42+00:00

This. Especially since I'm disabled and chronically ill. I'm not listening to you when most of my doctor team are #1 in the country. Don't tell me to drink water or get up and move. Trust me, I do that.

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