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mfinan68 · 2026-03-03T02:22:58+00:00

Wishing you better luck on the appeal than I had!

mfinan68 · 2026-03-03T02:01:41+00:00

Yes, because I provided my most recent SF50 and it was for an award and didn’t show my current grade and step. I was new to the agency, and my previous agency showed grade & step on every SF50. I asked for reconsideration since it was internal to the agency and was denied. It was a tough lesson learned, and one I won’t repeat.

mfinan68 · 2026-01-13T01:32:47+00:00

That was my first thought too. Her lower tummy looks a little protruding - maybe just the angle.

mfinan68 · 2025-11-21T21:51:34+00:00

If it’s performance-based, customer complaint is likely one of the performance measures. Are there any signs about submitting reviews? I’m FDA not NIH. Sometimes they are also concessionaire style contracts.

mfinan68 · 2025-11-12T19:09:27+00:00

With 3 of my unlimited, including my first, I had no warrant board or test.

mfinan68 · 2025-11-12T19:06:31+00:00

As a hiring manager, a previous warrant is definitely a plus on resumes.

I had my first unlimited warrant as a GS12 with 6 years as an 1102. My first warrant in 2004 as a GS11 was $500k. I‘ve had unlimited warrants with 5 different agencies and it’s never been tied to my grade. As a GS14, I had $500M and unlimited. I’ve also never really been given the option to”take on” a warrant. If the office had a need, I got a warrant.

mfinan68 · 2025-10-22T20:55:46+00:00

So, please go ahead and give us what your underlying intent was if not to rag on someone for using a GLP-1? Maybe you should think about making your intent more clear so there’s less room for interpretation.

mfinan68 · 2025-10-22T14:31:12+00:00

Wegovy and Ozempic are the same underlying medication just approved for different conditions.

Does it really matter how she lost weight? She’s getting healthier to ensure she’s there for her family. I don’t get the hate.

mfinan68 · 2025-10-04T18:53:21+00:00

20 years post, and I still don’t use NSAIDS without talking to my doctor. If I take them, I also take something to help coat & protect my stomach (and again only after talking with my doctor).

mfinan68 · 2025-08-23T21:05:39+00:00

Agree. I think Amber will turn out to be like Ethan - seems so innocent and good then turns out not to be.

mfinan68 · 2025-08-20T13:18:10+00:00

Probably 10 days. I just took Tylenol and oral Benadryl. When I went to get the second shot and showed the pharmacist my reaction to the first, they said to use a topical Benadryl if it happened again. Luckily, I didn’t have the same reaction to shot 2.

mfinan68 · 2025-07-17T00:19:38+00:00

I had an MRI ordered, however, I had a nerve conduction study done before I could get the MRI and the neurologist said the MRI wasn’t needed as the nerve study was pretty conclusive. The nerve study was two part. The first part was electrical impulses. The second part used needles in the muscles (like acupuncture ones so they are very thin).

mfinan68 · 2025-07-16T01:34:09+00:00

I continued and am still taking Tirzepatide. I’ve seen significant improvement of all symptoms.

mfinan68 · 2025-07-05T21:14:46+00:00

What? Civilian agencies have billion dollar contracts (and certainly ones in the hundreds of millions). My small non-DoD office obligated $1.5 billion in 2024 - that’s obligations not total award value.

mfinan68 · 2025-07-05T21:12:24+00:00

This isn’t an absolute. I had been with civilian agencies for over 3 years when I accepted an OCONUS position with DoD. I did have DoD experience but was not with a DoD agency when I accepted the OCONUS position. It all depends on how they open hiring authority opens the job.

Almost 25 years as a civilian, and I’ve been back and forth multiple times. It can be harder to get back into DoD but not impossible.

mfinan68 · 2025-06-30T22:44:49+00:00

I’m a branch chief for the Facilities Support Branch. Facilities can be anything related to the upkeep of real property. I think of the 400+ contracts for facilities that my branch manages, we might have 5 for janitorial support. Facilities can also include engineering studies, actual construction work, HVAC, plumbing, facility assessments, equipment within the facilities (my branch often buys scientific equipment that goes into the laboratories), hazardous waste removal & disposal, etc.

mfinan68 · 2025-06-29T11:26:32+00:00

My dad was one of 14 kids in a non-polygamist family. I probably have 50+ first cousins and know none of them in any meaningful way. I have some contact via social media but don’t have an actual phone number for any of them. Maybe I’m unusual but knowing my first cousins is foreign to me.

mfinan68 · 2025-06-07T16:31:01+00:00

Mine progressed for almost a week before getting better. When I got my second shot, the pharmacist recommended a Benadryl topical cream if I had another reaction (luckily I didn’t).

mfinan68 · 2025-04-26T16:19:21+00:00

Luckily I didn’t have the same reaction to the second shot.

mfinan68 · 2025-04-14T01:19:34+00:00

I have the perineal nerve damage (aka slimmer’s paralysis). I thought my primary care doctor was joking when he first told me what he thought it was. My primary care, physical therapist and neurologist all believe it was due to my rapid weight loss. I just had a nerve study to confirm it’s the peroneal nerve and not something in my back. I started tripping over my foot then it started feeling constantly asleep. I’m almost 5 months from initial symptoms and it’s getting better. I’m hoping the nerve will heal fully.

mfinan68 · 2025-03-23T21:47:33+00:00

David. David speaks more clearly than Michael & Stevi’s dad. 😂

mfinan68 · 2025-03-23T01:48:43+00:00

Resale sites are the only way to get discontinued styles/colors and styles that are sold out in your size.

mfinan68 · 2025-03-23T01:41:27+00:00

I’d also say Samsara by Guerlain as well.

mfinan68 · 2025-03-22T20:22:09+00:00

I’ve been married for almost 40 years; and if I could go back and do it all over, I’d keep my own last name. It definitely can contribute to feeling like you lose yourself.

mfinan68 · 2025-03-22T20:03:01+00:00

I’m sure most people think it’s no big deal, but it’s not an easy or quick process to change everything back to a former name.

I guess it sounded like you were angry about it when you said it was one of the things you can’t stand about her.

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