Which federal agencies are considered prestigious

[Anonymous]

Office of inspector generals. Office of federal student aid.

[Anonymous]

Not the dept of Education Office of Federal Student Aid. Too many lawsuits by employees and management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former political appointee. Everyone wanted to get placed at:

DOJ
State
Treasury
Homeland Security/FEMA (pre-Trump era)
OMB (inside the EEOB)
USTR (considered part of the White House)

Ok:
DOE
HHS
DOT
Ed

Least desirable:
HUD
Ag
Veterans Affairs
Interior

No way. If your field is health policy and you want to be a lobbyist one day, HHS is best. Most people who could leave State and DOJ by now have left so as to avoid the whackadoodle Trumpsters. Treasury maybe, but if you're smart and talented in economics and finance, you'd want to avoid the GS salary scale altogether and go to the Fed.

[Anonymous]

Not Federal Student Aid

[Anonymous]

FDA for bioscientists carries a massive amount of weight on your resume.

[Anonymous]

Not sure about prestigious, but we moved to the burbs in another state and H worked from in his pajamas making well into 6 figures at the Federal Reserve Bank and only had to travel twice a year. Very cushy after being a banker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:State Department was prestigious until some hillbilly ran it into the ground

So prestigious they left their own people killed. One of my colleagues (from a less prestigious agency) got a call afterward for assistance to rebuild, he gave them the F-You when he was briefed of security detail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FDA for bioscientists carries a massive amount of weight on your resume.

Yes, that's the point. NIH can be prestigious for doctors, the Fed (not an agency) and Treasury can be prestigious for economists. Some lawyers parlay SEC time into a career defending white collar criminals. It's all about what your specialization is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FLRA, EEOC, HUD, Interior, and MSPB.

This is sarcastic, right?

No.

[Anonymous]

GSA has the most prestigious telework policy.

[Anonymous]

^^PP

I don't know what the GSA telework policy is but I doubt it is better than the USPTO. Telework from anywhere in the lower 48. Rarely have to come back to the office. 40 hours per week. Great bonus structure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FLRA, EEOC, HUD, Interior, and MSPB.

This is sarcastic, right?

No.

Then your perception is inaccurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rushed DOJ but could only get a bid to GAO, ugh.

LOLOL

[Anonymous]

OMB, but a close second maybe DOJ/FBI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^PP

I don't know what the GSA telework policy is but I doubt it is better than the USPTO. Telework from anywhere in the lower 48. Rarely have to come back to the office. 40 hours per week. Great bonus structure.

its the same. plus all sorts of computer tools we can use (google, slack, github, etc....)