How many Feds are seriously looking for new jobs?

[Anonymous]

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Private is cutting these people. Too many middlemen.

Yep. Them and their "frameworks" and "governance" and "agile development" (which is anything but) and endless meetings on going over charts for the 39th time to make sure the charts have the correct font and interdepartmental logo and other useless/meaningless jobs programs.

Things get powerpointed and wordsmithed to death and then end up deep in a folder that everyone ignores and no one ever looks at again.

ABSOLUTE WASTE.

[Anonymous]

When I was a fed, we had a running joke about government "ruining" us, making us useless on the job market.

I left a year ago and turns out plenty of my skills are in high demand! I have a whole new world of opportunities now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Why leave? Trump and Co. will be gone eventually.

Do Feds get unemployment? Can they cash out their TSP accounts? Do any have transferable skills? Will the local job market absorb them? Will there be a new sub class of the poor comprised of former Feds? Will daycare costs go down to address lack of demand? Will housing prices decrease? Will wages for low skill jobs be depressed as the Feds are forced to enter that job market?

Yes, Feds can collect unemployment if they are forced out.
No they can't cash out their TSP unless they are retirement age.
Yes they have transferrable skills - most of the people I work with are project or program managers, most have graduate degrees, many have subject matter expertise in various areas (science, engineering, law, etc), many of them have prior private sector experience. Most of them could do quite well in private sector, and chose to become public servants because they believe in the mission or because they wanted to serve their country. I think you are mistaken if you think they equate to low-wage/unemployable outside federal service.

Oh yes, that's what we need. More project and program managers that talk a lot and do very little except review charts all day.

Lol, I like you. We think the same way.

[Anonymous]

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Oh yes, that's what we need. More project and program managers that talk a lot and do very little except review charts all day.

I don't know who are "we", but you might want to look up the career sites of Amazon and like and see what they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a fed, we had a running joke about government "ruining" us, making us useless on the job market.

I left a year ago and turns out plenty of my skills are in high demand! I have a whole new world of opportunities now.

where did you land?

[Anonymous]

Keep your head down and let the storm pass by... dig in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why leave? Trump and Co. will be gone eventually.

Do Feds get unemployment? Can they cash out their TSP accounts? Do any have transferable skills? Will the local job market absorb them? Will there be a new sub class of the poor comprised of former Feds? Will daycare costs go down to address lack of demand? Will housing prices decrease? Will wages for low skill jobs be depressed as the Feds are forced to enter that job market?

LOL, do you know any actual feds? I'm a CPA, and I'm pretty sure my skills are transferable, but thanks for your concern.

[Anonymous]

I'm looking. Not "seriously" but starting to look. It doesn't have to do with Trump though. I've been a fed for 18 months and it was the biggest mistake of my career and I don't want my career to consist of collecting an entitlement paycheck. So I'd like to move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep your head down and let the storm pass by... dig in.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In short, PMs are overhead and should be cut.

I couldn't agree more. Glorified secretary when the manager tasks are examined. I think it's a money-making business model for graduate schools to sell MBA degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm looking. Not "seriously" but starting to look. It doesn't have to do with Trump though. I've been a fed for 18 months and it was the biggest mistake of my career and I don't want my career to consist of collecting an entitlement paycheck. So I'd like to move on.

In similar position and with similar opinion. The main thing keeping me from moving on is the job/life balance.

[Anonymous]

Going elsewhere, and I have been here for over 10 years. Trump election obviously isn't the only thing leading me out of DC but it is just the kick in the butt I needed to get out the door.

I love my job, and it's not in danger, but I can't take being a lawyer for these fuckwits anymore. And I served with great pride during the previous 2 administrations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Trump has appointed people to these agencies - and they just don't go to their jobs?

Did he - Trump - intend for these to be no-show jobs, or are the appointees just treating them that way?

No, he's nominated like 20 people out of hundreds of positions. There are lots of vacancies in the political appointee slots. Right now, the day-to-day stuff is all being run by career employees.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why leave? Trump and Co. will be gone eventually.

Do Feds get unemployment? Can they cash out their TSP accounts? Do any have transferable skills? Will the local job market absorb them? Will there be a new sub class of the poor comprised of former Feds? Will daycare costs go down to address lack of demand? Will housing prices decrease? Will wages for low skill jobs be depressed as the Feds are forced to enter that job market?

LOL, do you know any actual feds? I'm a CPA, and I'm pretty sure my skills are transferable, but thanks for your concern.

To be fair, some skill sets are more transferable to the private sector than others. There just aren't private-sector equivalents for everything that government employees do.

But yes, feds would get unemployment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep your head down and let the storm pass by... dig in.

That's what I'm doing. I like my job, I believe in my agency's mission, and I don't see why I should leave if I don't have to (meaning unless I am asked to do something unethical or illegal).