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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's projected to be a fast move, the spouse has to find work, you have to find someplace to live and someone to buy your house in the DC area.

And you have to pay for it all yourself. On a federal salary, while still living in the DC area and replacing your spouses lost income. [/quote]

Also, there's some chance it might not happen... So maybe you're in the 10% of people who does all of that and then the move gets cancelled and you're left with... what?

Anyone who legitimately thinks it's reasonable to ask federal employees to relocate themselves and their families to an entirely different area in ~3 months (w/ no relocation assistance!) is out of their f*ing minds.[/quote]

They're getting $50,000...

That's 1/3rd the cost of buying a KC house outright. Hell, they could sell their NoVA house and use just the appreciation and pay for the new KC house in cash.[/quote]

I actually meant no logistical assistance. Also, they will be paid lower salaries in KC because the cost of living is lower, which may create issues w/ fixed expenses. And $50,000 is not that much if you think about having to terminate leases pre-maturely (which you may not even be able to), sell off-season (or carry two mortgages/one mortgage + one lease), pay to move your stuff cross-country, pay for plane tickets for at least 2 trips per family member unless some people are moving/starting schools sight unseen, etc. 
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I'm not actually saying that the Fed gov't is unreasonable to relocate people to save money. It's forced relocation in a 3 month period that is insane. If this was done over a 2 year phase in -- perhaps w/ folks getting more $$ for relocation expenses if they move sooner -- this would be far more reasonable.[/b] [/quote]

Please. Standard operating maneuver in D.C. is to push paperwork so long that its not an issue anymore. In 2-years it would be 2021, the administration would be a lame duck, and I doubt fighting with a freaking federal agency to move a bunch of ingrates who don't want to go.

This is ridiculous. It's like the Coast Guard refusing to be based on the freaking coastline.[/quote]

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