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My spouse got a job in NYC and would have to be in office.

Would ITS be accommodative to change my work location from Albany office to NYC office location.?

I’m not interested in the location pay increase, just want to be able to go into office on my office days

Any guidance would be appreciated

Hi everyone, I work in a SG-06 role that does not require a bachelor’s degree. I graduated from college a couple of years ago, job-hunted for over a year, and applied to this position because I was getting desperate. Although I am grateful for the opportunity, the work itself is so mind-numbing that I dread going in, and the pay is about as low as the state can get away with.

I’d like to apply to other roles because I worry that, now that I’m in my mid-20s, remaining in this position for too long could hurt my career prospects. However, this is an agency I could see myself working for long-term in a different capacity, and leaving so soon could potentially limit my chances of being rehired if I were to reapply after going back to school.

I’d also like to be able to call on my manager as a reference for other opportunities down the line, and I worry that resigning before the one-year mark could make her less willing to serve as one.

What should I do? Finish probation or start applying to other jobs? If there’s any other non-identifying information that would be helpful in answering, I’m happy to provide it. Thanks!

I returned after having a stroke and my supervisor is a real jerk to everyone and without union representation fairly that is. Where do I go? Crooked small municipal village and I'm not in the boys club.

I’m planning to resign/quit from the NYS Court System, probably after November, and I’m trying to figure out what happens to my accrued time when I leave.

I currently have:
370 hours annual leave
42 hours sick leave
76 hours comp time

Does anyone know if annual leave is paid out as a lump sum when you resign, or does it keep you on payroll for a period of time so that you continue receiving regular checks?

I’m also assuming I should use my sick leave before leaving since it won’t be paid out — is that correct?

Is comp time paid out when I leave?

We recently received a reminder that if our annual leave exceeds 378 hours, the excess gets converted to sick leave, so I’m already pretty close to the limit.

I’ll probably work through November since we have four paid holidays that month. Just trying to figure out the smartest way to handle my accrued time before I give notice. Any UCS/NYS Court employees familiar with how this works?

Does anyone happen to know when the 2027 NYSHIP rates will be released?

My partner's employer is significantly changing their options for 2027 (historically good insurance being replaced with crap), but their open enrollment period will be the first half of November. I'm considering having my partner switch and get coverage under my NYSHIP policy instead, but it's a tough call to make without knowing what the premiums will be.

Thanks!

Hello I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I've applied to a position back in September. I got an encrypted email requesting me to fill out other forms, but I notice the email was sent from ManDORecruitment and not OSEA? All of the people listed on the official site (including their correct email) are in the cc except for ManDOR and 1 other person. The problem is all of the senders end in @nysed.gov

I'm also unable to open any of the documents they sent me to fill out. I guess my question is does anyone know if this ManDOR a legit avenue of communication used by nysed or is this whole mail a scam?

I applied for a job with the State Education Department about a month ago. I am fully qualified and had a similar position for three years. But I never heard back, but today I saw that they reposted the same position with a different vacancy ID. So should I reapply, or will that just confuse them?

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Legal Assistant 2: 31-543020
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Supervising Motor Vehicle Representative 1 (Contact Center): 31-567020
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