r/FedEmployees

Pretty sure there are MANY things going on that deserve more time and attention than how to F over civil servants. Give it a rest you morons.

My buddy left his job with DoD as a cybersecurity specialist during DRP/Fork nonsense. Expecting to be scooped up quick in the private sector. He ended up taking a state job in Washington state that pays half of his former Fed salary.

He interviewed recently with Xfinity and the interviewer told him "Yeah. We really don't like to hire former Feds, they expect too much in benefits and leave". He claims this is the norm, but this guy was the first to say it out loud.

Has anyone else experienced something similar when applying for private sector jobs?

So our supervisors took away our govt cell phones last month. Since then my boss has been sending semi-regular text messages to my personal cellphone outside of my scheduled hours with work related instructions (send this report to so-and-so by 1300, email so-and-so with the status update on x, etc). Obviously I ignore them outside my work hours, but she expects us to "acknowledge" her messages. I don't think she can tell me how and when to use my personal device. I'm also not super comfortable receiving work messages on my personal device. I provided my cell phone number so I could be contacted in case of emergencies or so I can call out sick, not for my phone to be used for regular work communication.

i need to vent.

i quit the Feds last fall and DEEPLY regret it as I really hate the private sector…. and they laid me off few weeks ago due to “elimination of position” despite me asking them in the initial interview that if they would be growing their dept and they said they would…. I stupidly believed them and with what was going on in summer of 2025, I was soooo afraid of getting RIF’d that I went ahead and got out of the Feds….. and now everyone isn’t getting RIF’d anymore and I feel such a fucking loser for having left such a great job.

I've been applying like crazy but they've all been internal hires or not in my location. I just want to die. I wanted to be a fed for sooooo long and fuckign Trump ruined it for me and my fear too and I just want to give up and cry and I constantly beat myself up everyday for quitting the Feds. I hate my life. I wish I could be a Fed again.

Anyone else feel stuck in this kind of gray area because of where you live?

Most of my relevant experience is with CMS/HHS, but I live more than 50 miles from an office, and unfortunately there aren't any regional offices anywhere near me. Most of the CMS job openings I see are centered around Woodlawn, which would be about a 3-hour drive each way for me.

With the push to return to the office, I feel like my location alone makes it nearly impossible for me to even be considered for positions that match my experience. Remote work gave people like me access to opportunities we otherwise simply don't have.

Where I live, the majority of nearby jobs are industrial work, warehouses, gas stations, fast food, and similar positions. Moving isn't really a realistic solution either. It's hard to save enough to relocate when the jobs available locally often don't pay a sustainable living wage in the first place.

I haven't been on here in a while, but I wanted to come back and say that even more than a year and a half later, the impact is still being felt by some of us.

It's honestly discouraging to look through job postings and repeatedly realize that either the position is too far away to reasonably commute five days a week, or the local jobs available pay nowhere near enough.

Taking away remote work doesn't affect everyone equally. For people who live far from major employment hubs, it can completely shut the door on careers they're qualified for.

Anyone else dealing with this?

The agency I work for recently hired 30 new staff . All have been hired as remote doing the same job as the rest of us coming into an office, and many within 50 miles of an office. The argument was that it was the only way to hire qualified staff. So the rest of us . Leadership's attitude is "deal with it loser".

For somebody with a bachelor's? (For my son in law; I'm already a Fed and started several decades ago, so my knowledge isn't current)

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), a group of federal and public members, advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) about federal activities related to research on autism spectrum disorder and behavioral interventions. Now, RFK Jr. is using his position as the HHS Secretary to push forward dangerous and unproven theories on autism.

Federal civilian employee and am looking for experiences/advice from anyone familiar with the reasonable accommodation process.

Earlier this year I was approved for a reasonable accommodation that allows limited telework. The written approval says the accommodation is to be reviewed every six months; it does not appear to say that it automatically expires after six months.

I recently contacted the disability/RA office because the six-month review was coming up. I was told that under the current process, my supervisor will make a recommendation to approve, modify, or deny the accommodation, and then the package goes to a higher-level deciding official for a final determination.

While that review is pending, however, my supervisor has told me that my existing RA is no longer in effect and that I cannot continue teleworking under the actual existing RA.

This is where I’m confused. I have seen current DoD guidance indicating that existing reasonable accommodations remain in place while undergoing review. I have asked the disability/RA office to clarify whether my existing accommodation should remain in effect while the new determination is pending, but I’m waiting for an answer.

I’m following my supervisor’s reporting instructions in the meantime because I don’t want this to become a conduct issue.

Has anyone else dealt with this under the newer DoD/federal RA procedures? In particular, can an existing accommodation that says it is subject to periodic review simply be discontinued when the review date arrives, before the new RA decision is made? Is there a distinction between an RA that actually has an expiration date and one that says it will be “reviewed” periodically? Any other helpful advice ? Thank you fellow coworkers!

I have the opportunity to make a lateral move, be 20 mins closer to home and not have to supervisor anymore.....not a bad tuesday for once.