What about the recent job report that showed +70k gov hiring? Where?

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Anonymous wrote:Can Forkers come back after our seven month vacation? We’re still employees.

Do you think your ex coworkers are going to welcome you back?

Agencies won't do this because of the optics but I would have zero worries about what ex-coworkers think. Most of us would be glad to have competent staff back.

Of course, everyone I know who took it is either earning more or retired, so the uptake will not be large.

Perhaps. I, for one, would be furious that these folks were hired back at their old salaries/rank after a 7 month vacation. Most folks that left my agency did so in conjunction with a VERA. Some of these people were around for far too long and their departures are welcome (plus there are many more who should hang it up), and a shot to actually move some things forward.

Of course there will be a boom, in about 5 years, so we can get back to where we were when this mess started.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can Forkers come back after our seven month vacation? We’re still employees.

Do you think your ex coworkers are going to welcome you back?

Agencies won't do this because of the optics but I would have zero worries about what ex-coworkers think. Most of us would be glad to have competent staff back.

Of course, everyone I know who took it is either earning more or retired, so the uptake will not be large.