Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why you never resign old job till after started new job.

is that even a possibility? Can you hold another job as a Fed?

No. And if the feds find out you will be fired immediately, as one of my new coworkers found out the hard way.

I thought so!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what’s right for you but in some ways 47 is a great time to join the feds. Work 10 years and you will get health benefits for life starting at 60 (and your spouse will to if they are on your insurance at least the last five years).

That (plus the small pension you will get) may make it a lot easier to retire at/before 60.

This. Show up Monday with a smile (even if you have to fake the smile). And Feds have more health care choices than anyone else, which might be needed later for a child on the spectrum.

Agreed

Anonymous wrote:As a mom of multiple kids and 1 who is also ASD. I'd keep the remote job.

Yeah the time I can invest into my kids being home working is valuable.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take the job. Fed is barely work.

I say that as in private bosses come and go and rules change. We got a new CEO and he DGAF about personal stuff. He just wants work done. So although it is good now contact might not renew or client wants you back in office. With Fed you can milk it

Ignoring the knee-jerk Fed hating, doing "barely work" an hour from home may not help OP with her family situation.

OP, in my case we needed one parent WFH each day. I could go in 3 days if DH could be at home at least that many days, but if not it wouldn't work for me.

Yes you are right! My major concern is being away from home for large chunks of time. I do not mind working hard but cant if flexibility is not available. My husband works fully remote, he does chip in but lacks patience

I wouldn't let RTO be the deal breaker. The pendulum is swinging toward "EVERYONE BACK TO THE OFFICE!" right now, but it is doubtful that this is the permanent situation.

Anonymous wrote:Have you reached out to the fed job to ask about the switch to 3 days back in the office? If you accepted before that went into place, they may be willing to give you some accommodation.

This is a great idea!

As a former fed- I would not go in three days a week if I was currently fully remote. that is terrible.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what’s right for you but in some ways 47 is a great time to join the feds. Work 10 years and you will get health benefits for life starting at 60 (and your spouse will to if they are on your insurance at least the last five years).

That (plus the small pension you will get) may make it a lot easier to retire at/before 60.

This. Show up Monday with a smile (even if you have to fake the smile). And Feds have more health care choices than anyone else, which might be needed later for a child on the spectrum.

Anonymous wrote:Take the job. Fed is barely work.

I say that as in private bosses come and go and rules change. We got a new CEO and he DGAF about personal stuff. He just wants work done. So although it is good now contact might not renew or client wants you back in office. With Fed you can milk it

Ignoring the knee-jerk Fed hating, doing "barely work" an hour from home may not help OP with her family situation.

OP, in my case we needed one parent WFH each day. I could go in 3 days if DH could be at home at least that many days, but if not it wouldn't work for me.

Anonymous wrote:I do not want to work until I am 67. I am currently a 1099 and make good hourly rate but lots of reorg so not sure of stability.

If you plan to retire before 60, I assume you already have good retirement savings. So, maybe you don't care about the federal pension too much, which is fine.

However, FYI:
https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/fers-information/eligibility/
"If you retire at the MRA [57] with at least 10, but less than 30 years of service, your benefit will be reduced by 5 percent a year for each year you are under 62 ...."
But
"If you postpone the beginning date of your annuity, the age reduction will be reduced or eliminated."
https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/fers-information/computation/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why you never resign old job till after started new job.

is that even a possibility? Can you hold another job as a Fed?

No. And if the feds find out you will be fired immediately, as one of my new coworkers found out the hard way.

If you want to retire before 60, the remote private industry position would probably be better - unless you already have 20 years in as a fed.

Have you reached out to the fed job to ask about the switch to 3 days back in the office? If you accepted before that went into place, they may be willing to give you some accommodation.

As a mom of multiple kids and 1 who is also ASD. I'd keep the remote job.

It's also possible the federal job will switch back to allow more telework at some point, or maybe you'll find your way to another federal position that has more telework.