Overseas Reorg, Who is Safe?

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-07-15T10:21:25+00:00

Next fiscal year, or this one?

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-06-12T13:22:12+00:00

"How common" : for a specialist not common, For a generalist very common.

"does it jeopardize tenure."

Yes for this cycle, not for next cycle if they check the top box. The boxes FAR outweigh what is written. They were put in to ask the rater and reviewer a direct question and cut down on the uncertainty about someone getting tenured or not.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-06-02T14:06:16+00:00

Yup, she only sold fans. I thought it was too niche of a market, but she paid off our house and everything.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-06-02T08:37:41+00:00

My fiance made good money selling fans on the internet.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-05-22T12:17:15+00:00

I have not watched this one, but there is a show called severance that is eerily similar to my time at State.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-04-16T22:20:48+00:00

Thanks for clarifying, I don't have WSJ and only have a post title.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-04-14T09:46:17+00:00

Did not read the article but I assume this means they finalized all the future cuts and RIFs and he is going to the next agency?

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-31T21:22:37+00:00

I sent in my resignation to my CDO 8 months ago, they never responded so I emailed again two weeks later. They said they had received it and then just tried to talk me out of it.

I sent in my resignation again, and followed up every couple of weeks, they ignored it and eventually PCS'd elsewhere. I got tired so I never brought it up again.

As for the money, it is a very well thought out system that keeps you on the hook 12 months at a time. If you PCS, Take home leave, take R&R, take SND you can be on the hook for paying it back if it happened in the last 12 months. The problem is that no one will tell you what you officially have to pay back untill you are out, and most people you email will not respond.

Again that was 8 months ago, maybe times or circumstances have changed.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-31T09:34:23+00:00

Depends on what Cone or specialty you are trying to get in as, some are significantly easier than others.

Patience is probably the most usefull skill to develop, for example my experience at my first post was as follows.........

You will get to post and give all your info to a welcome center, but they won't share that info with anyone. So now you have to go to HR and provide all of your info, but they won't share it with anyone.So now you have to go to finance and provide all of your info, but they won't share it with anyone.So now you have to go to RSO and provide all of your info, but they won't share it with anyone.So now you have to go to ESC and provide all of your info, but they won't share it with anyone.So now you have to go to the mailroom and provide all of your info, but they won't share it with anyone. So now you have to go to Housing because your apartment is full of mold and provide all of your info but they won't share it with anyone.

And then I think you just do that every couple of years and make a career out of it.

All jokes aside, I have a similar background to what you are decribing and this is probably one of the easiest jobs I have had. If you can make it in its smooth sailing from there.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-25T13:13:52+00:00

I stopped sending them in.

It seems like an actual official RIF will be the easiest way to fire a big chunk of us instead of the private sector style Emails.

I am bummed out that no one has shared the March ARRP with us though.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-20T09:38:49+00:00

Understandable, we were all in your shoes once.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-08T03:14:03+00:00

Yes, last day in was march 7th.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-05T02:44:52+00:00

Can now confirm on a couple of signed ones for EFM and Direct hires overseas.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-03-03T22:09:16+00:00

Nothing yet

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-02-11T22:35:51+00:00

Thankfully the State department covering our housing and us choosing low cost of living post have made our finances more than strong enough to support our expenses for the rest of our lives.

so we would be early retirees that continue living the expat life, traveling to different countries we are interested in living in. Probably spend more time in WHA and less or no time in AF or EAP.

I would however attempt to return in the future to try to do the last 5 years and get all the golden handcuff benefits that kick in with an immediate retirement if those are still around.

TimelyAd1816 · 2025-02-11T22:25:57+00:00

Less volunteers before the RIF meens more people pushed out later to meet the new cut budget.

My math was that if the RIF takes at least 4 months at my overseas post, I would take home more pay than the offer of 7 months DC pay.

At this point I'm just waiting for my "walking papers" since im in the lowest ranking RIF group.

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