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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do wonder if it is just one person answering every single post in this thread with a negative outlook.  That person seems pretty assured of their vision, but I don't think that DOGE cuts are actually causing the next Great Depression.[/quote]

I think there are 15 regular fed posters on the jobs forum, and i've been watching their downward spiral into delusion over the last 2 months.  Listen, I totally get why they are spiraling. I probably would too.  But it is still detached from reality, and they're feeding off each other in this forum.  
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This is my read on it too. They have never experienced any job loss or uncertainty and don't know how to handle it. [/quote]

Please don't take it as indicative of all feds.  A lot of us has moved in and out of sectors.  It is true that what is happening is very traumatizing (on purpose!) and it seems all-consuming, particularly to those in heavily-impacted agencies (e.g., USAID).  They are (occasionally joined by myself) having normal reactions to truly abnormal circumstances.

What I don't like is when they feed each other's (and my own) hopelessness, and start discussing suicide.  This isn't going to help anyone, least of all themselves.[/quote]

Agree with all this too.

Listen, as I said, I get why people are spiraling.  This is extremely traumatic.  I would be taking on incredibly stress from this experience too.  And i get why the feds are all talking to each other, and getting on this forum. It is helpful to have a sounding board. And I get why, for them, it feels like the entire world is imploding.

But just because their reaction and feelings are totally valid does not actually make it true that the entire world is imploding.  It just feels that way to them, and their feelings are valid and normal feelings given the trauma they are suffering.

But the world is not exploding outside of DC.  If i asked my neighbors here in my SE state, I suspect most of them would not even be aware that anything is happening in DC other than "Musk is cutting govt waste", which for the vast majority of the country (even democrats outside of DC) is superficially understood to be a "good thing".  The mood is actually quite good here.  
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Yes but that’s just because we are the canaries in the coal mine.

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in all seriousness, what is your plan?[/quote]

My plan is to save money, eliminate frivolous spending.  Will have my kids stay in our decent public school even though we were thinking of going private.  I'm putting my bonus payouts into a money market instead of investing as usual.  I also got my family European passports just in case it is more favorable to live there if America rally spirals down into a compete shitshow. Although Europe is looking messy right now as well with Donold being Russia's best friend now.  Basically being more conservative and less willing to support the consumer economy.[/quote]

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