OPM Asking For List of Probationary Employees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are internal transfers to new positions probationary employees? DH transferred to a new office within his agency 3 months ago. Is him a probationary employee?

I was not probationary when I transferred to a different agency without a break in service

Was your grade changed between old and new agencies? for example, you were gs13 at old agency and gs 14 at new agency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are internal transfers to new positions probationary employees? DH transferred to a new office within his agency 3 months ago. Is him a probationary employee?

I think it depends on whether your DH's new position is same or similar to his previous position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People really think these firings will be based on performance? DOGE was discussing a month ago their proposal to simply fire every employee still in probation.

The memo asks for the agency's recommendation. Kinda hard to recommend keeping someone who got a 1 or 2 on their eval.

You guys aren't firing the probationary people who aren't making Fully Successful? I'm just confused because we 100% do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People really think these firings will be based on performance? DOGE was discussing a month ago their proposal to simply fire every employee still in probation.

The memo asks for the agency's recommendation. Kinda hard to recommend keeping someone who got a 1 or 2 on their eval.

But the new people are not getting an evaluation until the end of the fiscal year, which is in September. The mid year is in June and it's not official.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are internal transfers to new positions probationary employees? DH transferred to a new office within his agency 3 months ago. Is him a probationary employee?

I was not probationary when I transferred to a different agency without a break in service

It depends. I transferred to a new agency that is in the “excepted” service so now fall under a new probationary period. Excepted service is 2 year probation period. My previous agency had a one year probation period.

[Anonymous]

Is this the one-year probation or everyone up to 3 years?

[Anonymous]

WHERE DO WE LOOK TO SEE IF WE'RE ON PROBATION?

[Anonymous]

Who is Amanda Scales at OPM?

[Anonymous]

How long after you are hired are you on probation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People really think these firings will be based on performance? DOGE was discussing a month ago their proposal to simply fire every employee still in probation.

The memo asks for the agency's recommendation. Kinda hard to recommend keeping someone who got a 1 or 2 on their eval.

You guys aren't firing the probationary people who aren't making Fully Successful? I'm just confused because we 100% do.

Same here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do I look to see if I'm on probation? Is it on my SF50? I don't actually know because I took a transfer within my agency, and I don't know if my new job came with a new probationary period. I certainly hope not.

At my agency you would be on a new probationary period. I just became a manager (same office I’ve been working for 15 years) and I was told that I am on a probationary period for one year. WTF??

Yeah there’s a longstanding regulation mandating that. But if you fail performance wise you just get demoted to non supervisor , not removed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are internal transfers to new positions probationary employees? DH transferred to a new office within his agency 3 months ago. Is him a probationary employee?

I think it depends on whether your DH's new position is same or similar to his previous position.

How do you determine if the new position is same or similar to previous position? Previous position was a gs13 non-supervisory attorney, and new position is a gs14 non-supervisory attorney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is Amanda Scales at OPM?

https://washingtonprogram.ucdavis.edu/alumni/amanda-scales

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WHERE DO WE LOOK TO SEE IF WE'RE ON PROBATION?

Your official HR hiring documentation will say if you are on probation. The probation is one year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is Amanda Scales at OPM?

https://washingtonprogram.ucdavis.edu/alumni/amanda-scales

Poor lady. And OPM is pretty toxic too.