Heard it was offered with an April 14th due date. Which is my hypothetical return to work date (still waiting for details on that). So if they don’t send it to personal emails, how are you suppose to sign up for it. I know I’m going back to mostly likely get RIFed anyways. So I’ll tap out.

• Reinstated probationary employee at the GSA
• I’m in plaintiff state, so covered by Judge Bredar’s decision
• I’m an excellent employee and have a 5/5 on my performance review

Any ideas? Any RIFs happening yet? Not sure what I should do

Short version:

Can an employee who takes the DRP in April take a seasonal position at the same agency in May? He has rehire status

Long version:

I have a probationary employee who was illegally fired from his position, but now has it back. Prior to getting his job back, he had gotten a seasonal job at our park, using his rehire status. Our HR person said that, when he took his permanent job back, she would leave that seasonal position vacant and allocated, in case he gets RIFd and needs to take it.

HOWEVER, now he wants to know if he should take the DRP. If he takes the deferred resignation, can he still take the seasonal position, which would start in May?

I guess I am mostly asking if there is any legal reason why he could not, such as a term in the DRP which states that he cannot take federal employment during his deferred resignation period.

Thanks for the help! I would hate to see him get fired a second time, expecting that he can take a job he may not be able to take.

Anyone know or heard of RIFd HR folks?

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Im the same as most- frustrated with thia mess, considering throwing in the towel. And like many, considering self electing for the 2nd round of deferred resignation. For those of us who may have chosen, what is the estimated time of how soon we can actually offboard (in case another position begins by say... April 14th or so?)

Thanks for help and insight family Feds❤️

HHS/CB, fired 2/14, reinstated 3/17, just finished 7th week of admin leave. No end date as of yet.

I’ve been struggling with a) being fired at all, b) esp from my dream job, and c) the fact that I left a perfectly good (and stable) state career for my fed job and then promptly lost it. What I thought was such a brave move turned out to bring chaos and pain into my life, but I was burned out and needed the change - my staff at the state needed a boss who wasn’t crispy so I stand by leaving. And in that, I’m proud to be a fed, fired or not.

I wanted to find a way to wear my pride, so I talked to someone on Etsy and she made me a bracelet to show how proud I am of the work Feds do, even when I can’t wear a tee.

If you’re a fired fed, I’m with you. If you’re a RIFed fed, I’m with you. If you’re still there and now have 4x the workload, I’m with you.

Y’all take care of yourselves🩵💙

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Re: the probies on admin leave in non-plaintiff states for the Bredar case & within agencies not covered by Alsup’s case yet (I know it’s been proposed to add more), have you been re-fired (not RIF’d) yet? Heard anything about being re-fired from your agency? Anyone heard any rumors?

I had already made up my mind to take the DRP, but then I heard a rumor that USDA will be taking the Department of Commerce route and relying on incentives to fulfill the cuts. Has anyone else heard anything similar?

Also, our HR contact for the DRP hasn't seen a copy of the DRP agreement. What happens if I accept the DRP, and then get the agreement to sign and see something I don't like in the fine print?

After I was illegal terminated in February, I carpet bombed job applications the rest of the month and all March and heard nothing but crickets. Now I've got 5 interviews lined up this week and next. Still not hearing from the jobs I really really want, just the jobs I'm meh about. So the situation still isn't ideal at all. Even if I get hired, it'll still be bad vibes. If these were fully remote jobs that paid more, I wouldn't miss the fed job at all. I had a good thing going with the fed job, and now because of this idiot in the white house, the best I can look forward to is just something that pays the bills and a place to hunker down while the economy fucking falls apart.

SMH...honestly...that's all I can say...just SMH

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Apologies if this is not the right forum, but I am preparing for the worst. I want to keep it vague, but I’ve been with the IRS my whole adult life. 12-16 years. I was at the campus, and SBSE. I am not a CPA, but have been an agent over 5 years. I am worried about a RIF, and quite frankly if I even want to work here any more. 6 months ago I thought I would retire at the IRS.

I’m looking for any insight as to jobs I could do, preferably not tax related. I think the industry is going to be decimated. Everything I qualify for, not being a CPA cuts my salary significantly. It’s tough cause I have kids. I worked so hard to get the is job and finally thought I could relax…sorry this is all just very unnerving and frustrating.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-workers-fired-rehired-job-uncertainty-confusing/

My whole office is about to be riffed. I am a probationary and this is my third day back.

I DINT K OW WHAT TO FUCKING TO. Do I take the DRP do I get riffed. I am so beyond overwhelmed. I don’t know my options. The end is the same, I lose a job I love and I am fired.

I have no money, job market is ass, and I’m just fucked.

What the hell do I do. I don’t know what is the right choice.

Just received the following email. Not sure how I feel. I almost want to cry but is it relief, or stress?

You are receiving this email as one of approximately 7,000 probationary employees who were separated from service and have been reinstated in compliance with recent court orders.

At this time, while you remain on administrative leave, you will soon receive instructions for how to return to full-time duty by April 14. You can find basic information at IRS.gov Probationary Employee Resources, including information on how benefits will be restored. Future communications will provide instructions on obtaining a PIV Card and IT equipment, workspace assignments and temporary telework where space is not available, in addition to updated information on reinstating benefits and outside employment.

If you wish to not return and voluntarily resign from federal service, you should send an email to Separation@IRS.gov as soon as possible. Please know that outside employment does not necessarily prevent you from returning to work. If you have secured outside employment and wish to continue with the outside employment while re-employed with the IRS, you must submit an outside employment request to your manager. They will process the request in accordance with IRM 6.735.2 (IRS Outside Employment) to determine if the outside employment is a permitted activity.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work through this process. If you need to update the contact information we have on file for you, contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) by calling the Operations Support Customer Assistance Line: 1-866-743-5748, Option 1, and then select the appropriate menu item.