If RIFs are executed to cut 30-70%, who is safe?

[Anonymous]

Outstanding or exceed expectations performance rating? Tenured and seniority? Veterans? Managers' discretion/preference?

[Anonymous]

Isn’t there a specific process that outlines this?

[Anonymous]

The cuts won’t be that large. But for sure they will get rid of anyone they perceive as a potential threat. Dictators playbook 101.

[Anonymous]

If by performance rating, what’s a good rating out of a 5.0 scale?

[Anonymous]

No one can answer any of the above questions.

[Anonymous]

People who can point to an exact law Congress enacted that justifies their job, and are superior at doing said job. Most people in government have survived by inserting themselves into the 23-step approval process for anything and they’re glorified paper pushers with the title assistant deputy to the deputy chief’s assistant. That’s all going away.

[Anonymous]

So in answering this question as if we were in a sane environment following the law. Since that is not true what I am saying is not necessarily going to happen but this is basically how a rif works in the federal government. First specific job series are identified. Eg 0905 (attorneys). Then specific grade levels where there is a surplus are identified. In those grade levels they look at seniority. Performance appraisals serve like a tie breaker. If you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement it will also include some rif provisions

[Anonymous]

Did you donate to Trump and own a Tesla. Safe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So in answering this question as if we were in a sane environment following the law. Since that is not true what I am saying is not necessarily going to happen but this is basically how a rif works in the federal government. First specific job series are identified. Eg 0905 (attorneys). Then specific grade levels where there is a surplus are identified. In those grade levels they look at seniority. Performance appraisals serve like a tie breaker. If you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement it will also include some rif provisions

Ugh my job series has been wrong for years. Now I wonder if I should change it. I’ve bugged my manager for years but it’s never been an issue but now it is.

[Anonymous]

Veteran status gets extra preference as well.

[Anonymous]

Here are the opm regs
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-351

[Anonymous]

People who can point to an exact law Congress enacted that justifies their job…

This is it.

[Anonymous]

As a legislative branch employee, I assume I'm safe... for now anyway.

[Anonymous]

It's going to be about whether you are working on something that important to the administration. ICE will be fine and EPA gutted, for example.

[Anonymous]

It’s like gonna be like the Vietnam draft.

They’re gonna assign us a number and do it like a lottery