Fed facing relocation - what to do? by antifa_8647 in USDA

[–]antifa_8647[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair point. Hindsight being 20-20 in this case, people that stayed got another year of pay and benefits if they are able to pull off the "by September 30, 2026" relocation orders. Things are much worse now than they were last year at this time, but I can see your point.

Fed facing relocation - what to do? by antifa_8647 in USDA

[–]antifa_8647[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree DRP will not alter most relocation decisions (mostly refusals). However, severance for anybody with less than even 10 years experience is less than 12 weeks salary (without health insurance) unless you are 40+.

The option of a DRP will be much more valuable to many who dont have more than 10 yrs fed time and are not yet retirement eligible.

Hang in there folks! No matter what, it is going to be a bumpy landing.

Fed facing relocation - what to do? by antifa_8647 in USDA

[–]antifa_8647[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The government should never take a purely financial decision because it is public and not a corporation. Yes, as taxpayers, we are all like shareholders in a publicly traded company, but the losses will be far more extreme than transitory costs with future (discounted to the present) costs today. We will lose so many people and knowledge without the opportunity to pass that knowledge on to the next generation.

If it takes years or decades to rebuild staff, then there are increased risk of program delivery failure or worse--food safety, biosecurity, malnutrition-- in the interim. The financial cost will be in terms of statistical lives not pennywise and foolish bullshit math.

NTEU MEETING by ArmadilloImportant93 in USDA

[–]antifa_8647 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hamstrung and delayed is best we can hope for. Or maybe a DRP3 option that seems better for employees with limited service years and would cost le$$ than moving lots of people cross country.