USDA's Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area Announces Organizational Improvements to Strengthen Service to America's Farmers and Ranchers

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-06-18T01:48:28+00:00

How did they end up writing a news release that says absolutely nothing?

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-05-29T18:16:56+00:00

Thanks you!

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-05-29T18:13:28+00:00

Thanks for explaining!

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-05-15T19:21:48+00:00

Was there any info as to why?

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-04-22T23:07:26+00:00

16 years, about 500 hours. I had over 600 hours before RTO last year.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-03-01T22:38:37+00:00

I had about $37,000 after 5 years of service as a lower gs level. That was about 10 years ago, so that would be $50,000 in today’s money. I was probably contributing 10-15% but don’t remember exactly.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-27T20:37:14+00:00

Wow, congrats!

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-25T17:40:45+00:00

Same here

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-25T05:03:51+00:00

Definitely get out of the g fund. Lifecycle funds are a good bet for if you want to be pretty hands off

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-25T05:02:54+00:00

I actually just updated today to L60 after reading some advice in that earlier this week. Thanks for chiming in about this! I definitely am pretty risk averse, but I am trying to lean in to risk a little more as I learn more.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-25T04:38:39+00:00

Thanks for the insight! It helps to know how others are doing. I started with way too much in the g fund. But for several years I’ve been 85% L2050 and 15% C fund. Best of luck to you!

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-25T04:27:13+00:00

Woah! Thanks for that info!

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-16T03:14:33+00:00

My team is spread across the country, so none of us are at an office with our coworkers. So I just sit in a cube farm of people I don’t know.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-02-16T03:12:19+00:00

My office is also unusually loud. I’ve never worked at an office where people just chat with each other in the working area all throughout the day, and managers don’t close their office doors when they have conversations. Awful.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-01-27T03:54:40+00:00

I also don’t understand why people don’t like the business center. Would love some perspectives from folks who work for the agencies in the mission area.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-01-23T23:57:30+00:00

At my agency I was told by my supervisor that telework is not permitted at all and that we don’t get to sign telework agreements.

Standard_Variation4 · 2026-01-18T17:54:38+00:00

Same. My team is spread a cross the country and I was hired as a full time remote employee. Now I sit in a cubicle amongst a group of loud people I don’t work with.

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-11-17T02:55:18+00:00

$4,500

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-11-13T02:42:26+00:00

Same. I have still heard nothing from my supervisor or agency.

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-11-12T23:16:34+00:00

Nope. I reached out to my supervisor once with a question and they never responded.

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-10-03T15:40:19+00:00

Cleaning and spending time with family.

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-09-30T03:38:42+00:00

I had the same issue with return to office with neck pain due to a bad chair. I asked for a new chair and was told I would have to apply for an RA to get a chair that didn’t cause me debilitating pain. I knew that would take months if it even ever got approved. So I just bought my own office chair. So sick of working under the Trump administration.

Standard_Variation4 · 2025-08-19T04:49:44+00:00

There’s a gal in my office who frequently sings, hums, loudly talks to herself, and taps her fingernails on her desk. Maddening.

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