I was offered a conditional position dependent on background check i came from federal service in the VA hospital so that’s not an issue so my question is what is the possibility of moving up within UC agency? My goal is to love up as quickly as possible thanks for any advice or suggestions
I've previously worked for Dept of State, Labor and Industry, and Revenue (all M-F 8-4 schedules) and have never seen a voting leave request denied. In smaller offices we worked around staffing to make sure there was coverage but there was never an outright denial to use time. I now work at the VA and tried to use 1 hour of voting leave at the end of my shift but was told that it is never approved for anyone who works during the time that the polls are open. Anything against that in the AFSCME union rules or management directives? I could see them trying "operational needs" but not using it if you get off when the polls are open seems absurd.
Has anyone ever successfully done this? How did you prove that your experience is professional enough to count?
Hoping to get some understanding of what others are experiencing if anyone has relocated within PA but well outside of 50 miles from Harrisburg.
Did they work with you on satellite offices, exempt you, or made you commute same as always? Appreciate any experience!
How does sick leave work in the sense, if you have a doctors appointment and want to take a whole day off for it, can you?
In other government, where I took the day off for an appointment, that was fine, no questions asked but at the state, I feel I’m being asked specifically when my appointment is and do I really need the whole day off, is this norm for the state or just varies based on supervisor?
Granted I’m not a leave abuser and have a leave balance and have never taken a day off for sick leave. I just feel driving to the office only to spend an hour or two, then to go to a doctors appointment then to return for the day seems unnecessary? Since I don’t live close to the office. Thoughts? In the federal government they’d let you work from home if you had an appointment and you could just take sick leave for half of the day or just take the whole day off.
I just started a new job a few weeks ago with DHS. It's my first time working as a govt. employee. My office requires everyone to fill out sheets saying how much time we spend on each task everyday (Ex: 2 hours reviewing X paperwork, 1.5 hours responding to emails, 1 hour in meeting for X, etc ).
It's a level of micromanaging I've never had to deal with before. My supervisor said it's mainly to make sure people aren't falling behind and not asking for help when they need it. Their example was making sure someone isn't taking over a week to do something that should take a day or two max. It's really stressing me out because I have no real reference for what's an acceptable amount of time for these tasks yet and since I'm new they aren't giving me a ton to do yet.
Is this normal for all civil service jobs? Or is this something that really depends on your supervisor?
I've seen/heard people saying public sector jobs are significantly less stressful than private sector jobs. The running joke is something like "good enough for state work."
My question is: exactly what jobs are people talking about?
I've been with the state for nearly a decade and, let me tell you, the stress levels are constantly high. We are micromanaged. Our work is heavily scrutinized and criticized. I've seen people quit because they can't handle how stressful all the micromanaging is.
Is anyone else a state employee who works in an extremely stressful environment in which they feel they are always under a microscope? Because a lot of people talk about state jobs like you can just skate by in your work, but my job definitely isn't like that.
As a newly hired IMCW If you had to pick a work unit which one would you choose and why?
Intake
TANF
GEMS
LTC
LIHEAP
Special Programs (DAP, C&Y, MAWD,OP)
CSR
Long story short
Should take the job? I don’t have anything lined up . Potential W2 - contract roles are in works. Thoughts?
I’ve heard a lot of people say that becoming an IMCW is a stepping stone to get your foot in the door for other positions. Like people get in to get out.
What do people usually go for after being an IMCW? And how long does someone usually stay as an IMCW before moving on?
Does anyone know much about how transfers work? I am an IMCW being trained in Long Term Care and I really don’t want to work in that field. What are my options? (other than quitting)
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So I applied to penndot for a cdl operator a month and half ago. I went to the interview and was offered a conditional employment offer. They said they have to run a background check now but that was 2 weeks ago and I still havent heard anything. Im getting nervous and feel like every day that passes my chances of it going my way get lower. I was a young stupid kid once and do have some things on my record, a drug paraphernalia and dui to be exact but they were from 10 years ago in 2016. When I filled out the paperwork at the interview it asked about any criminal or driving charges within the last 3 years so I didnt write anything because I havent had any issues within that time frame. Does anyone know how far back penndot checks for their background check and driving record check? Cause 2 weeks for a background check doesnt seem good.