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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what got me to not apply - 90+ government attorneys publicly signed their name to a "loss of confidence" letter sent to the VA Secretary. https://www.afge.org/contentassets/a91c998d3be44362a75c5c67c60852f7/loss-of-confidence-statement.pdf

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I love how the signatures are indistinguishable.... lol[/quote]

Lol, take a look at this AFGE union survey regarding the culture of fear and intimidation at the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA), and you will see why the signatures in the loss of confidence letter are indistinguishable. See link below.

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track/?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A4dc55b1b-80ed-4b2c-9e0a-155be961d998&pageNum=1[/quote]

Management is actively hostile toward people who complain, so many people were not willing to sign the document knowing that their names would be public.  It is a very toxic work environment.  If you get a good judge you will be okay, but you won't be happy.  It's a pretty terrible job.  If you have spent any time practicing law, this job is not for you.  You are more like a factory worker than a lawyer, with an extremely high production requirement, and bosses who couldn't care less about what the stresses of the job are, and what is going on in the world.  For example, during Covid, they are giving a LOT of lip service to being nice and understanding, but they are making no concrete steps to prove this, despite the fact that there are things they can do for people to make their lives easier.  Many of the lawyers I know have practiced in firms and in other gov positions.  yes, out in the private world you need to work hard and bill hours, which doesn't exist at the BVA, but the reality is most people are working 50 plus hours a week and it is still a production based job.  You're just another cog in the wheel.  If you're not producing, for whatever reason, they toss you to the side and replace you with someone else.  It is a toxic inhumane and unsustainable work environment.  Good luck![/quote]

Those who have not worked at the Board will not understand how terrible the working conditions are at the Board. Yes, the legal profession is unforgiving and involves long working hours; however, I have never ever in my life seen or experienced a working environment where management and judges will actively work in unison to destroy an employee. Management will fire anyone who complains, and when I say complain, I mean that very broadly. I know several attorneys at the Board who were fired or forced to resign just for requesting reassignment to a new judge.
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