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[quote=Anonymous]I've been a federal employee for more than 20 years. And, as I said in my 1/2022 post (linked below), I really enjoy my work.

But I was struggling. Managers were sending clear and frequent signals they weren't happy with my performance. I became depressed and started having really bad thoughts that I won't talk about.

I didn't know what to do. I've never done well with change, but it seemed like you guys' advice was that I needed to move-on on my own, or they'd figure out a way to move/remove me.

I moved. Very apprehensively.

It was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I am literally doing identical work at this agency; just in a different division. Within a year's time, I've received multiple performance awards and am already being called an SME in my new field of work. Three weeks ago, two senior managers strongly encouraged me to apply for promotion.

Thank you to those of you who provided the sage advice. A lot of your advice was "straight, no chaser", but it got me moving. And to those who may be struggling like I was, please reach out, help is out there and you never know how quickly things can change for the better.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1028587.page [/quote]

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