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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the expectation for probationary employees? Are their work performance monitored more closely as opposed to attorneys who are not on probation?  Is their production monitored weekly/biweekly? [/quote]

Your question has already been asked and answered on page 25 of this thread. I’ve reposted the relevant post below:

During your first six months at the Board, you won't be on production. However, when that time ends, you will have the same quota as everyone else regardless of grade level or years at the Board. I left the Board in FY2019, and back then the quota was 3.25 signed decisions a week (169 signed decisions a year) - by signed, I mean that only decisions that your judge approves will count. Decisions that you submit, but your judge does not sign, do not count. In terms of raw numbers, you will need to submit approximately four to five draft decisions every week in order to get 3.25 signed decisions a week - if you submit less than four or five decisions a week, you are taking a huge risk of not getting 3.25 signed decisions/week, as the judges at the Board routinely return drafts for revision. The average case file has between 200 to 1000 documents, with each document containing anywhere from 1 to 1,000+ pages. Each and every decision that you submit will be graded by your judge on a scale of 1 to 5 (highest score). Any score less than 3 is unacceptable and repeatedly receiving low scores is grounds for termination.

You will need to hit the ground running when you start production as the Board routinely fires attorneys at the 10 month mark. This means that you have less than four months after you begin production to demonstrate your competence or you will be fired/forced to resign (the decision to fire someone is initially made around the seven or eight month mark, while the actual firing occurs at the 10 month mark) .

The Board is a tough place to work at and far from cushy. That's why I left my BVA job to go work at another agency that also offers full time telework. [/quote]

Important to note here that just because you're not on production doesn't mean they can't (or won't) fire you.  If they don't like you they can fire you.  If they don't like your work they can fire you.  If they don't think you will be able to make it once you're on production, you guessed it, they can fire you. You have essentially no protections as a probationary employee.   [/quote]

Very true. [/quote]

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