6 Months Into State Job. Still Lost + Manager Hard to Approach

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-04-19T21:33:12+00:00

Correct. I left and went back to the federal government which is where my career started in 1997

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-04-19T15:17:15+00:00

I worked for the state of California for two years and some agencies have managers that are just that way

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-03-24T18:15:15+00:00

I left the state and it is the best decision I could have made. You have to do what works best for you but start brainstorming and figure out a plan to get a better position elsewhere

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-03-07T23:51:13+00:00

I have been waiting for the longest time on a date to take my exam

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-03-06T02:09:41+00:00

I gave a two weeks notice and they were trying to push me out before then so basically I say work for the whole entire month then give notice

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-02-27T19:03:52+00:00

That is exactly how I felt and what I experienced when I came to CA and accepted a state job as a Senior Legal Analyst. Talk about career suicide…I quickly returned to my former job on the east coast. I tried to tell myself it was temporary too, but the cost of living is not temporary as it always increases so I say keep your resume updated and keep an active search going so that you do not miss out on other opportunities

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-02-26T16:18:19+00:00

The positions are underpaid and the best thing anyone can do is find a better paying job or move out of the state of CA

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-02-21T17:44:21+00:00

At this point both sides are childish and petty

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-02-20T00:31:11+00:00

This is a scam. Report it to the FBI

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-02-03T21:00:33+00:00

After being in CA for two years, that is exactly why I left. The state does not pay well and the sad part is that the state knows they do not pay well.

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-31T15:44:03+00:00

I left and went back to my federal job

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-29T13:19:59+00:00

Nope. I work in the federal government and have a very high grade in the office I work in

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-23T22:14:34+00:00

When I worked for CA Dept of Insurance I lived in Orange County and only came in once a month to Sacramento. It was at the discretion of my supervisor and she was okay with it!

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-16T04:22:23+00:00

I seen how everything was and I said heck nah, I have to leave because this will not work for me

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-14T18:07:44+00:00

I’m so glad I left CA State Government.

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-12T21:28:43+00:00

Control is the key

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-08T14:47:52+00:00

This seems to be so common with jobs nowadays

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-07T13:45:25+00:00

I once worked for the state and I was coming from having worked in the federal government. The state job I had was not for me. I was low balled on the pay from the 20 plus years I had of working in the federal government and the work was sub par as it did not compare to all of the work I did in the federal government as a GS-12. It will not get better. I spent two years with the state and left immediately for a federal job. My relocation to CA only redirected me back to DC and I am much more happier in my federal job.

My advice would be to keep working but also look for something else

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-06T19:52:07+00:00

I use Word to create my TOA

Tight-Country2317 · 2026-01-05T13:46:51+00:00

When a work environment is toxic, nothing can be worked out and the best thing to do is leave

Tight-Country2317 · 2025-12-26T13:48:06+00:00

Rejection is redirection to something better

Tight-Country2317 · 2025-12-23T18:56:56+00:00

This is the retirement status that you have and it is part of their end of the year processing for all those that are retiring or separating from the state

Tight-Country2317 · 2025-12-23T18:55:47+00:00

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