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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s my understanding that they are advertising the job as 11-13 and once you get to 13, you can apply to the 14 level. Before, attys had to stay at 13 for 2 years before advancing to 14. [/quote]

Promotions have never been automatic at the Board. Management really stresses the [i]potential[/i] in promotion potential. Attorneys have to meet the quota in order to qualify for promotion, even to the GS-12 or 13 level. If an attorney fails to meet the quota, he or she won't be promoted. In the past, getting to the GS-14 level was considered a monumental feat,  as earning the title of GS-14 "Counsel" required approval from several judges and management officials. Now, getting non-competitively promoted to the GS-14 level is not even a challenge; its downright impossible due to management's decision to reduce the promotion potential from GS-14 to GS-13. I've heard from several judges that upper management will make promotion to GS-14 a competitive process. Each year, GS-13 attorneys will have to compete against other GS-13 attorneys to gain the title of GS-14 "Counsel." Unfortunately, the environment at the Board seems to get worse each year.[/quote]

Well, they're automatic in the sense that you're either promoted or fired.  I've heard of some people having their promotion delayed for a few months because they didn't hit the quota though.  Now they're just going to stall the new people at 13 forever unless you're a favorite in which case they'll promote you to 14 early.  Yes, I do agree with a previous poster, they're in a competition to make this job the absolute worst in the federal government.  [/quote]

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