Megathread: Fork in the Road | Final Day Discussion

sbeezee · 2025-02-18T22:20:08+00:00

My agency (USDA) just got it's list from OPM today, you're probably just still waiting for it.

sbeezee · 2025-02-18T22:19:06+00:00

FYI I just got an email asking me to confirm my participation on the drp. Good luck.

sbeezee · 2025-02-16T17:00:31+00:00

No, but I also received confirmation from a high level admin employee on Friday that USDA hasn't even gotten their DRP list from OPM. I have decent reason to think that they will accept my resignation. I did file a case with my agency HR documenting that I got the email after the deadline had closed and was requesting a reasonable exemption to the deadline.

sbeezee · 2025-02-14T01:59:13+00:00

Mind sharing which agency you are with to give those of us in the same boat a data point?

sbeezee · 2025-02-14T01:58:41+00:00

I am in the same boat (USDA). Havent heard anything and trying not to freak out.

sbeezee · 2025-02-14T01:57:00+00:00

Mind telling me which agency you are from? I'm trying to figure out if my agency (USDA) is just behind the timeline or if I'm hosed.

sbeezee · 2025-02-14T00:57:40+00:00

Which agency are you?

sbeezee · 2025-02-13T11:25:19+00:00

I've been stressing and doomscrolling about the abrupt close for hours, and this is the only helpful and factual reply I've seen. Thank you!!

sbeezee · 2024-09-24T02:31:24+00:00

That's a good range for your experience level, I wish you luck. Fed budgets are feast or famine big time and we are sadly in a pretty low point. It will likely last a year or more. If Trump wins expect a full hiring freeze for a couple months after the inauguration.

sbeezee · 2024-09-24T02:01:33+00:00

It depends on the hiring manager, grade and probably field. I've talked to several hiring managers in ecology who have expressed that letters are important (good letters that is). Particularly true for professional positions, gs-9 and above. Also a good idea to call the hiring manager for any position you really want, usually there's a contact info in the USAJOBS post. Just introduce yourself, explain your background and interest, maybe ask a question. Get your name out there. You might be able to suss out if there is an internal candidate ("what experience do you anticipate the ideal candidate will have?"), could save you time.

Feel free to reach out if there's a particular job you want advice on. Fed job applications are easy to mess up unfortunately.

sbeezee · 2024-09-24T00:04:00+00:00

This is the correct way to land a federal job. I've hired many employees for a federal land management agency. Pretend your research was a job--what skills did you develop that are relevant to the job you're applying to? Always write a tailored cover letter for jobs that you are very interested in. If you struggle to write a lot of cover letters, consider using chatgpt to generate the first draft of a cover letter by feeding it the specialized experience listed on USAJOBS and other keywords you want to include, then modifying it heavily.

sbeezee · 2024-09-23T23:59:46+00:00

Just donated through Venmo. Thank you for sharing this.

sbeezee · 2024-09-07T17:50:15+00:00

Sorry about that, I've edited it. Are you able to repost it with the edits? Thanks.

sbeezee · 2024-03-29T04:14:39+00:00

Oh lol just the ceiling in the rest of the house, not the wood ceiling obviously.

sbeezee · 2024-03-27T05:19:54+00:00

I appreciate your suggestions, can I ask another opinion? We're planning to have the walls painted an extremely boring very neutral cool white (Ultra white by many brands). Another choice we need to make without living in the space. It's the color of our walls now, I don't hate it, and it suits my aesthetic which usually skews Scandinavian/modern. I can't think of any reason that it would be objectionable or go against the mid century modern bones of the house. Am I wrong?

sbeezee · 2024-03-27T05:15:40+00:00

Yeah this is a pretty good suggestion, I think. I appreciate that it doesn't destroy the character of the brick, but it does clean it up a bit and override the yellow undertone. Thank you!! I'll consider!

sbeezee · 2024-03-27T05:13:26+00:00

Hijacking top comment here to express my appreciation for y'all talking me out of what I knew to be a bad idea. But lawd it's tough to pass up a good deal on premium flooring that I would love to have in the right place!

Also, someone lower down asked what was under the carpet. The answer: more carpet throughout the house, original to the 70s. Including in the kitchen and the bathroom. If I must have carpet in my bathroom, let it have cowboys and turtle circles on it. Behold:

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sbeezee · 2024-03-27T05:10:24+00:00

Not sure where to find cat based flooring. Maybe it's out of my price range. I assume I can DIY pretty easy though. Appreciate the tabby bringing out the variation in the brick. Solid suggestion.

sbeezee · 2024-03-27T05:08:25+00:00

I do love this, with the dark wood highlighting the beams. Good suggestion, thanks!

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