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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this really a big deal? If you're lucky enough to get an award in my office, it's usually $750 or less. I did see one person get $1500 once but that was the only one in the office and that person put in a lot of work to get that. I made the calculation a long time ago that these amounts are not worth my time. Instead I play the long game to ward off burnout. [/quote]

The money isn't much, but in my agency you can choose money or time off awards. (Step increases are not one of the options given to supervisors to offer, although I don't know if they're actually forbidden.) As a parent with young kids, an extra 4-5 days of time off for a 5 rating is HUGE to me. I am really going to miss it. [/quote]

I don’t know this for sure, but I have some hope time off awards will be less impacted. The August memo from OPM suggests that agencies should more heavily use TOAs and consider QSIs instead of cash bonuses. Cash bonuses are never very generous at my agency, so I also find TOAs more valuable, but I don’t really understand the push towards QSIs, because those also involve money and can be more valuable than a one time cash award.[/quote]

How is a time off award valuable if I already get 26 days off a year, and earn credit time for any hours worked more than 40 in a week?[/quote]

I still find it valuable.  Between TOAs, credit hours, and some travel comp time, I was able to take about 8-9 weeks of vacation and will still carryover 400+ hours going into next year.[/quote]

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