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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly this is exactly why I went ballz out to obtain a federal job when I was 52. I applied to everything whether it was appealing or not.

Now I am locked in, even with DOGE pretend calamity.  And I have fed healthcare benefits when I retire. [/quote]

I was 53 when I realized that my current job would end and I was unlikely to find a new job. My wife, son. and I lived in Denver at that time. Between September 2009 and April 2010 I applied to over 600 jobs on USAjobs. A handful of interviews, but no offers. Finally an interview and then an offer, but only by lying. "Why are you leaving Denver?" "Oh, my wife has a job offer in Washington so we have to move." (Yes, I lied. You may to also to land a job.) I received the job offer April 5, EOD was April 24, a term position GS-13.

I rented a basement efficiency posted  on Craigslist, across the street from a Metro stop, as my wife needed the car in Denver. A Zipcar stand existed in the Metro parking lot, so I would rent a car for 2-3 hours every Saturday for groceries, etc.  I flew into Reagan with two suitcases
and rode the Metro to my new apartment which I had rented sight unseen. I lodged in a hotel the first night a few blocks from my apartment. The next afternoon I Zipped to the College Park IKEA and for $300 purchased a single bed frame, rolled mattress, and a ready to assemble dining table and 4 chairs.
Literally my first day in DC I began submitting USAjob applications. Ten months and 300 applications later I was offered a permanent position with the State Department.

Finally, after a bounce to a contractor for a few years, returned to a permanent Federal position and a '1' on my SF-50.

I am now 68 and will work as many years as I can. Cannot afford to retire, plus my wife now has a permanent Federal position. I am healthy and will keeping working.  [/quote]

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