F.D.A. scientists being asked to return to work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:have you not read all the panicked postings in the Jobs forum about no severance for feds making more the 250K

how is it possible to have so many feds making so much for so long?

$250k is not a common federal salary. Either they're MDs or work for the SEC. The SEC has to pay that much because financial personnel could make $1M or more per year on wall Street. It's the only way they can attract anyone to work there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:have you not read all the panicked postings in the Jobs forum about no severance for feds making more the 250K

how is it possible to have so many feds making so much for so long?

$250k is not a common federal salary. Either they're MDs or work for the SEC. The SEC has to pay that much because financial personnel could make $1M or more per year on wall Street. It's the only way they can attract anyone to work there.

This. I’m a fed lawyer at a non financial agency and even the SES here top out at $220k. Most lawyers at my agency make between $140k and $195k. It’s a lot of money but it ain’t $250k! And it’s a pittance compared with the more prestigious private practices.

[Anonymous]

Not sure where the pp got the 250k figure; mostly only MDs would make that at FDA.