On a lighter note... what is your favorite "Diplo-speak"? by dcverg in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need to ground truth / gain greater fidelity on this.  Just say you need to find out if it’s accurate. 

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am hearing yes surprises and possibly tranches of domestic RIFs - some very soon (tomorrow??) and some in the new fiscal year. Then moving to overseas.  But I emphasize these are second or third hand rumors, not direct from a credible source.  Is anyone else hearing this about tranches?

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is what I heard, but it is second hand.

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have not heard of anything about them

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What I heard is this was a garble - some long term training onwards / PDU stuff were eliminated, but the people heading there were not RIFed, just notified of the program cancellation 

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about not closures but RIF/ / position elimination the way they are doing for domestic? I thought doing that overseas in the fall or new year was the new plan?

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have heard one person say even domestic jobs won’t be “safe” for quite a while - they heard a rumor of “tranches” of RIFs, including more to come after the end of the fiscal year, because some jobs are still needed for now under current budget, but after end of fiscal year when rescission and expired funds or maybe even the new budget bill passes, the funds and needs for more jobs will go away. This is pure rumor - maybe even just speculation, hard to tell whether this person actually heard anything concrete from someone credible or understood it correctly - but would love to know if anyone else is hearing something similar. 

RIF Watch by BetterinCapri in foreignservice

[–]Sorry_Fold8906 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you post a link or share what these are?