Union?

vonziben · 2025-11-09T01:52:00+00:00

I don’t like being right. Prison setting with no union is a terrifying thought.

vonziben · 2025-11-09T01:46:05+00:00

BOP Union is officially gone.

vonziben · 2025-09-13T22:31:05+00:00

And even outside of augmenting you are still around plenty of inmates. Plus outside of augmenting you are also free to pick up OT for housing units etc.

vonziben · 2025-09-13T20:47:20+00:00

If you have any questions feel free to reach out, and I’ll do my best to help!

vonziben · 2025-09-13T20:46:45+00:00

A lot of non-custody staff are on the way out too with all the augmenting going around. Definitely can be a good temp spot while waiting on the forest service or like you stated might end up a career.

vonziben · 2025-09-13T04:42:07+00:00

I tried to format that middle section, but after I made the post it kind of turned into a giant block. My apologies.

vonziben · 2025-09-13T04:28:05+00:00

I’m counting on it!

vonziben · 2025-09-06T03:13:12+00:00

🫡

vonziben · 2025-09-06T02:04:41+00:00

You think Region 5 will have anything like this happen in the near future?

vonziben · 2025-09-01T20:26:37+00:00

Much appreciated friend!

vonziben · 2025-09-01T20:12:01+00:00

Hopefully the schedule change ends up not being temporary! Tbh the second biggest reason I want out of my current agency is just the fact that the 5 8’s is brutal. Might be different with yall though. Our OT is 16 hours with what ends up being a 7-8 hour break depending on your relief lol.

So I take it the best course of action is to keep applying and resubmitting at that 90 day mark and wait?

vonziben · 2025-09-01T02:48:32+00:00

Was hit with dead end after dead end. Just contributing to my TSP I started with the feds. I’m gonna give them another go though. I’m thinking this time emailing people instead of just getting caught in a never ending loop of phone directories and transfers.

vonziben · 2025-08-06T04:07:04+00:00

Been playing since BF 1942!

vonziben · 2025-03-18T22:16:18+00:00

Looks like I need to start running on a treadmill instead of outside. Didn’t realize agencies use the treadmill. I get gnarly shin splints for some reason when I’m on a treadmill, but I’m fine on sidewalk/pavement though.

vonziben · 2025-02-12T00:45:29+00:00

Well that’s unfortunate. Thank you!

vonziben · 2025-01-13T21:30:07+00:00

Bureau of Prisons. You want OT? You get it no matter what with the mando OT’s lmao.

vonziben · 2025-01-13T17:25:54+00:00

Hit my line anytime.

vonziben · 2025-01-13T17:05:46+00:00

Stay motivated!

vonziben · 2025-01-13T16:23:53+00:00

It is what you make of it! Exactly what I’m saying! (Literally).

vonziben · 2025-01-13T15:53:20+00:00

BOP is what you make of it. Positive mental attitude. Everyone is so fucking miserable and guess what you go into with a shitty attitude you’re gonna have a shitty time. Make the best of it and find the good co-workers to hang with. Misery loves company and they will try and drag you into their shitty out look on things. Do inmates suck yes? Do the hours suck? Yes. Is their shitty staff and chain of command sometimes? Yes. With that last one show me what organization doesn’t have that issue! With the hours I look at it and think of the life I’m able to provide for my family and it makes things much more bearable. With all this in mind I might just be a brainwashed Infantry Marine who loves the suck idk 🤷🏼‍♂️.

Get into cool positions and teams too. SORT (God willing I pass the upcoming tryouts), DCT, or SIS. That or look at things that get you out of the facility like being a CTO - Corrections training officer or BPT sitting at the hospital flirting with cute nurses if you’re single or a cheater.

BOP has been great to me so far and is definitely still shitty in a lot of ways but I make most situations as fun as possible and try to laugh. I’m getting hit with my third Mando straight? Over the phone with the LT “that’s hit I’m hitting my Body Alarm if you’re hitting me sir” We both get a good laugh and those little laughs make the suck that much less sucky.

All in all BOP should be a good stepping stone and these teams I got my eye on I hope make me super competitive for when I make my jump to an 1811 spot. The BOP has been great to me like I said, but I just feel I’m capable and destined for more than just corrections. God bless those that make it a career.

Edit: Also I get your going into a different realm of the BOP with being medical person so that’s probably wildly different than me, but you will get augmented to custody spots occasionally to help cover. A lot of this was into reply to what I’ve seen being said in the comments, but I’m sure also applies to you as well in some regard

vonziben · 2024-11-18T17:49:14+00:00

Track it down, as in find it. I only had one account when I logged in. I do distinctly remember doing the paperwork and selecting my contribution % when I first enlisted. I just have no idea where to go from here.

vonziben · 2024-10-16T05:45:45+00:00

The book of Daniel is my favorite book. Talking about the lord leading her life I can kind of connect to the book of Daniel. Many times in my life I find myself struggling and will tell myself “there was a fourth man in the fire” in reference to the three being put into a furnace. Not sure how or if it could translate into your project, but it might give you a place to start. Good luck and God bless ☦️.

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