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Anonymous wrote:I’m taking it. No way I’m returning to the office. Working remotely has allowed me to work two jobs. I’ll never work in an office again.

lol no

So obviously a troll post by the muskrats.

I find the persistent insistence no one is taking it or should take it utterly clueless. Buy outs are common in the private sector and guess what, people take them. All the time. Turnover in any large corporation, even those with excellent reputations for being employee friendly is typically around 10% in a given year. People leave all the time. If you were already thinking about moving on and leaving your agency for something else, this is as good an opportunity as any.

Anonymous wrote:Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids. Nobody is taking that trash offer.

And it is a trash offer unless you were going to jump ship anyway for a higher paying and stable job. And when the economy crashes, have fun finding that job because you thought 7 months would be long enough.

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Anonymous wrote:A coworker is taking the fork. He was to have retired years ago but the COVID happened and was allowed to work remotely. So, he delayed his retirement. Now that he's been ordered to RTO, he is going to take the offer. Feds in this situation would be the first to take the deal.

And risk retirement? No. Take your annual leave while you request remote accommodations. There isn’t a lawyer, Union rep or even fellow coworker who would suggest you take this deal.

+1 Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have both said this is a scam and not to fall for it. They’re my Senators, they are very pro-Fed (they have to be in VA), they are very common sense moderates. I trust them over Elon and Trump x 1 mission.

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-opm-s--fork-in-the-road--email-to-federal-workers

I'm going to take advice from actual lawyers and not the teenage trolls they're employing at OPM.

The legal analysis link is excellent and deserves its own thread.

It also depends on the agency. Some agencies that regulate the industries can easily find a job in the industry with a much higher salary, and potentially WFH full time or hybrid.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure some people will, but only people who were already leaving or on the block. And I think those people should be very cautious.

This is me. I was planning on resigning in March anyway. Will they pay me the full 8 months? Doubtful. But then I’m no worse off. If they do then it’s a bonus.

I would never do this if I was going to retire in 6 weeks. You risk messing up your retirement paperwork just to get a few weeks off? No way.

+1. I thought if you resigned rather than retired, you didn’t get a pension until you were 62 or continues health benefits. And that it could mess with the FERS supplement. Am I wrong about that if you reach MRA?

This. I’ve heard feds say. I’ll take it then retire in September. I don’t see how that can work. Can you resign then say never mind I’ll retire instead? It seems illogical to me. If you resign you resign and if you really want to retire then you retire.

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Anonymous wrote:DHS apparently can't take the offer.

I work for CISA which is under DHS, and I received an email saying that this offer does not apply to CISA. I would love to take the buyout and go back to the private sector and make 400K while collecting 8 months of pay from CISA.

Curious if you can make 2x the money in private, why stay in gov? Most cyber jobs even in private have pretty good work life balance, it’s not like it biglaw

I'm not the PP, but some people value other things as well, and protecting the country from various threats is one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A coworker is taking the fork. He was to have retired years ago but the COVID happened and was allowed to work remotely. So, he delayed his retirement. Now that he's been ordered to RTO, he is going to take the offer. Feds in this situation would be the first to take the deal.

And risk retirement? No. Take your annual leave while you request remote accommodations. There isn’t a lawyer, Union rep or even fellow coworker who would suggest you take this deal.

+1 Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have both said this is a scam and not to fall for it. They’re my Senators, they are very pro-Fed (they have to be in VA), they are very common sense moderates. I trust them over Elon and Trump x 1 mission.

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/breaking-down-opm-s--fork-in-the-road--email-to-federal-workers

I'm going to take advice from actual lawyers and not the teenage trolls they're employing at OPM.

This is a pathetic attempt by Musk lackeys.

I could see that it might make sense for some people planning on leaving or retiring anyway (great use of taxpayer dollars!). I would be worried that taking it would mess up your retirement somehow.

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Anonymous wrote:A coworker is taking the fork. He was to have retired years ago but the COVID happened and was allowed to work remotely. So, he delayed his retirement. Now that he's been ordered to RTO, he is going to take the offer. Feds in this situation would be the first to take the deal.

And risk retirement? No. Take your annual leave while you request remote accommodations. There isn’t a lawyer, Union rep or even fellow coworker who would suggest you take this deal.

+1 Tim Kaine and Mark Warner have both said this is a scam and not to fall for it. They’re my Senators, they are very pro-Fed (they have to be in VA), they are very common sense moderates. I trust them over Elon and Trump x 1 mission.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m taking it. No way I’m returning to the office. Working remotely has allowed me to work two jobs. I’ll never work in an office again.

You should be fired for working two jobs. Good riddance.

Yes, stealing someone else’s opportunity to earn a wage is cruel.

As a fed, you're not allowed to moonlight.

You are outside of work hours IF your agency’s ethics officers clears it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure some people will, but only people who were already leaving or on the block. And I think those people should be very cautious.

This is me. I was planning on resigning in March anyway. Will they pay me the full 8 months? Doubtful. But then I’m no worse off. If they do then it’s a bonus.

I would never do this if I was going to retire in 6 weeks. You risk messing up your retirement paperwork just to get a few weeks off? No way.

+1. I thought if you resigned rather than retired, you didn’t get a pension until you were 62 or continues health benefits. And that it could mess with the FERS supplement. Am I wrong about that if you reach MRA?

I know a couple of people taking it - they were people who were leaving for industry jobs in the near future anyway. That’s about the only circumstances under which it makes sense. They have nothing to lose even if there is no payout.

If you resign, kiss your federal health insurance goodbye! I hope Obamacare is not eliminated also.