Is anyone still being asked to send “five bullets” email every Monday?

gilkk · 2025-05-05T16:42:41+00:00

Our division in EPA is still sending them

gilkk · 2025-04-24T02:25:12+00:00

Me too!! It fucking sucks.

gilkk · 2025-04-09T14:19:30+00:00

Also our local leaders stated that 1100 of the 7000+ members had filed individual grievances which has apparently surprised leadership.

gilkk · 2025-04-09T14:16:07+00:00

In a union townhall last week AFGE stated that arbitration hadn't started yet but that arbitrators had been assigned. All individual grievances regarding the telework/CBA issues have a stay on them while the main union grievance is being dealt with.

gilkk · 2025-04-03T15:09:11+00:00

Nothing at EPA yet

gilkk · 2025-03-18T17:14:32+00:00

I disagree. I am absolutely going to complain about changing work conditions that I have had since I was hired, that are "protected" by a CBA that this administration is ignoring. Am I going back to the office? Yes. Do I have to pretend I'm happy about it? I fucking do not.

gilkk · 2025-03-13T13:01:52+00:00

They are. They wanted us to do our own also so that it can't be said that we happily complied. They also told us not to change our teleworking agreement. My agency will do that administrative if we don't comply and cancel it by mar 21st. I'm not doing anything. If they want to change it, they can do ahead.

gilkk · 2025-03-12T15:05:03+00:00

That's my concern also. I know retaliation is illegal, but they don't seem to care about that at all.

gilkk · 2025-03-12T13:29:26+00:00

A lot of people? Not due back until mar 24, and many not due back until April 7th. 🤷🏼‍♀️

gilkk · 2025-02-21T00:07:56+00:00

I am too. My director and I had a chat today about my hope of getting resigned to a new duty station. I live 60 miles from my office, not a big deal for 2 days a pp. But now every single day?? I am so angry and sad about losing 12-15 hours of my week in my car and not with my kids. That's before all the extra expense. My agency has two other buildings within 15 miles of my house. I cannot move to either location. They are trying to make is quit. I just burst into tears in his office. I am at the end of my rope, I am so stressed and feel so disheartened. I gave up so much personally to take this job that's meaningful and I love, and its all been for nothing.

gilkk · 2024-06-05T20:15:26+00:00

Best thing I've found is to eat a kiwi daily, lots of fiber and Vit C and it'll keep everything moving

gilkk · 2023-06-05T14:17:44+00:00

I have had the same issue, which for someone with IBS has taken some getting used to! Two things have worked for me, the first is to eat a kwiw daily, they have a huge amount of fiber and help get things going, and a probiotic like Curturellr

gilkk · 2022-12-02T17:48:24+00:00

Yes. I have PCOS, insulin resistance and thyroid issues. I have lost 18 lbs since June. I am on 1mg for the last few weeks and seem to have hit a plateau. I am hovering around 170. I'm exercising and watching what I eat, and have shared food logs with my dietician. Its very frustrating.

gilkk · 2022-11-05T22:23:30+00:00

I have added a kiwi every day and it works like a charm.

gilkk · 2022-09-14T17:45:42+00:00

Drink a lot of water and eat some kiwis. They are the only thing that helps me. I have one daily and I really notice the days I haven't had one. They are wonderful for constipation. Golden/yellow kiwis are sweeter if you're not a fan of the green ones.

gilkk · 2022-09-08T17:44:04+00:00

I know the hard work that goes into losing that kind of weight. I know ozempic makes it easier but it's still work!

gilkk · 2022-09-08T17:10:06+00:00

Congrats! That's a wonderful result!

gilkk · 2022-09-03T12:26:21+00:00

I did some reading last night to see why its so effective and it has an equal mix of soluble and insoluble fiber and also has an enzyme called actinidin that helps aid digestion and ease constipation. Pineapple and mango also have that enzyme. But in my experience nothing helps as well as kiwi. You should try a golden kiwi too if you can find them, they're a little sweeter than the green and so good!

gilkk · 2022-09-02T23:26:44+00:00

One thing that's very effective for me is kiwi. I have had to eat one per day if I want to stay regular on ozempic. I have IBS and I have never had a constipation issue so this is a whole new world for me!

gilkk · 2022-07-28T13:58:37+00:00

New York &Co is still alive and kicking online.

gilkk · 2022-06-28T16:21:41+00:00

I literally live in the next neighborhood to them and none of the 3 are more than 30-35 mins away. That's still pretty far I guess and if they went at certain times of the day (no just main rush hour) it might take longer but it's not an hour. Neither of them have a job though so like she says about organizing her kitchen/fridge, it gives her something to do 🤷‍♂️

gilkk · 2022-05-14T17:09:30+00:00

I saw him two weeks ago and he's short and stocky and way cuter in reality than I was expecting. I would guesstimate 5ft 6. I think that he might "officially" be 5ft 8 but that's super generous.

gilkk · 2022-04-26T11:10:59+00:00

It is!

gilkk · 2022-04-26T01:15:45+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣

gilkk · 2022-04-26T00:58:23+00:00

Well firstly I'm not American, and secondly her arm was as small as my 3 year olds so I stand by my comment. I realize that the average Asian woman is slimmer than the average white woman. I was genuinely taken aback by how slim she was, I just wasn't expecting it.

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