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A note from a Federal employee to her infant son, for when the storm passes
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Date: February 16th, 2025 5:30 PM Author: abusive lodge Women federal employees are 180
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1iqt8z9/a_note_from_a_federal_employee_to_her_infant_son/
To my dearest Deacon, one of a few Easter eggs for you to find online:
This is a hard one to write, but by the time you’re old enough to stumble upon this note, and assuming the words written in this online ether withstand the societal and spiritual fight that’s upon us, your mom likely isn’t in the career that she poured her heart and mind into.
You see, your mom spent close to a decade of her life dedicated to the science of government and its operations. Money spent, passions paused, and paths turned down simply to better a country and its people that she cared deeply about supporting.
Your mom had no contacts. No connections for that critical “foot in the door” that many that seek a Federal career strive for, knowing how competitive the hiring process is.
Your mom had a vision, an education, and determination, and a willingness to start at the bottom if it meant eventually making a greater contribution from the top. Based upon sheer merit, drive and grit.
Your mom could’ve earned significantly more in the private sector. Could’ve worked her way up higher and faster without the constant career growth ceilings presented with the grade scales of the civil service and without the rampant sexism and ageism present within the patriarchal old boy’s club that is the US government and, more specifically, the defense world your mom specialized in.
In short Deacon, by the time you find this egg you won’t have a mom that’s in charge of an international military logistics program. Or a mom that travels abroad to support ally countries. Or a mom who supports domestic safety programs. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak.
All you’ll know is that your mom was (likely) terminated from her career by an Administration that used a slogan of making America great to cover its intentions of making America crumble. You’ll know that the clueless citizens she devoted her life to supporting eventually regretted their misdirected mistrust of a workforce that was the ONLY thing keeping their country intact.
You’ll know your mom and the 2.4M like her were a victim of greed and moral failure.
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:19 PM Author: sienna domesticated personal credit line native lol at listing the fucking silver line as your big accomplishment (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668537) |
Date: February 16th, 2025 5:35 PM Author: Impressive quadroon Why do some people/idiots capitalize Federal and Administration. Also Clique. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48666659) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 5:35 PM Author: Impressive quadroon https://www.reddit.com/r/babywearing/comments/1eqqskv/ergobaby_embrace_fit_check_for_ftm/
Does FTM mean what I think it does |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 5:45 PM Author: abusive lodge “First time mom” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48666694) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 9:55 PM Author: Impressive quadroon Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667195) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:28 PM Author: Pungent razzmatazz pistol theater (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668566) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 4:45 PM Author: well-lubricated death wish i know this shitlib girl i went to hs with who has like 7 kids. she was all into "baby wearing" and she PROUDLY has a 17 yo daughter who cut her tits off. its sickening. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669265) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 5:55 PM Author: medicated talking corner sheer merit, drive and grit, tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48666708) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 5:57 PM Author: abusive lodge dedicated to the science of government and its operations tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48666713) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 11:00 PM Author: Out-of-control theatre hairy legs GS-9 hoping to get to 11. Every federal employee I've ever met has been absolutely certain they could be making huge bank in the "private sector" and that their "service" is a noble sacrifice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667391) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 11:19 PM Author: Concupiscible stead It’s nuts. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667446) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:28 AM Author: sooty base national security agency Don't they usually end at 12? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667885) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:06 PM Author: Out-of-control theatre hairy legs Goes to GS-15 then there is Senior Executive Service. There also are lots of special deals and bonuses around for senior people. Not up on the details. Maybe a BIGFED poaster knows.
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:55 PM Author: Flesh Love Of Her Life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668640) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:04 PM Author: Underhanded mother forum My thoughts exactly. How many of these fuckers would actually be doing better in the private sector? And how many would have long ago been shitcanned? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669890) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 1:43 AM Author: Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong (TDNW) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48978116) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 11:08 PM Author: Glassy infuriating house The good news is she can go earn more in private workforce (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667423) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 11:12 PM Author: Diverse wild parlour She already turned down those many opportunities (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667433) |
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Date: February 16th, 2025 11:15 PM Author: excitant dilemma weed whacker tigermom asking, "WHY DEACON? WHY NOT POPE?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48667440) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:33 PM Author: Pungent razzmatazz pistol theater (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668581) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 7:58 PM Author: brilliant judgmental address Queues up Deacon Blues. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669876) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:33 PM Author: mind-boggling spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668582) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 1:51 PM Author: insane fighting range Anytime I start to feel bad for these people I will think of this poast, and laugh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668632) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 2:19 PM Author: Geriatric supple faggotry people who are hurt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668721) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 3:15 PM Author: mind-boggling spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48668936) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 4:56 PM Author: Anal Space Macaca (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669291) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 4:43 PM Author: jet bat-shit-crazy brunch I hate women so much it's insane. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669261) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 7:46 PM Author: excitant dilemma weed whacker r/fednews • 5 hr. ago CollateralThrowAway
My mother told me to “just get a new job” “If this situation is causing you so much stress, just quit.”
While also saying she didn’t want to talk to me about politics and “this is why I don’t call you as much anymore” even though she brought it up.
So when I tell her I’m scared that I’m going to lose the job I spent my entire life working for, the job my skills are only suited for, the job I chose to do in service to my country, she tells me to just shut up and get a new job.
She voted for this, is excited about all the money Ellen Moist is lying about saving us, and is perfectly fine with her kid’s dreams dying in silence.
“If you need money, I’ll just give it to you.”
That isn’t even the point. This isn’t even about me. This is the death of our country and she’s giving a standing ovation.
“I don’t even know about the emails you’ve been getting.”
That’s because you’ve never bothered to switch off FauxNews and look for yourself. I’ve told her that I’ve been threatened, insulted, threatened again, and possibly EO’d out of a job. “Well I don’t know about that.”
Then she hits me with the mom guilt and says “I just don’t know what to tell you.” Tell me you understand my fear, tell me you’re sorry this is happening and mean it. I don’t need you to do anything other than see me.
She can’t.
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:27 PM Author: dashing impertinent circlehead "the job my skills are only suited for, the job I chose to do in service to my country"
The fed worker doesn't seem to realize that there's some tension between those two sentences. |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 7:55 PM Author: medicated talking corner LEARN TO WORK THE SAXOPHONE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669870) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:17 PM Author: passionate bipolar center windowlicker You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. You won’t know that your mom rewrote the entire SOP used for all of USCG sector 1. Or performed risk assessments for the DC silver line. Or Amtrak. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669922) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:37 PM Author: hilarious exhilarant plaza "What the fuck? I love my mom now." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5681789&forum_id=2#48669965) |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:18 PM Author: passionate bipolar center windowlicker "Based upon sheer merit, drive and grit."
But not proper grammar and complete sentences |
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Date: February 17th, 2025 8:19 PM Author: autistic abode "Money spent" how many mymasters do you think she got? |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 1:31 AM Author: CapTTTainFalcon r/FedEmployees • 4 days ago Technical_Company291
Why do federal government employees say they serve the country I keep reading a lot of posts about federal government employees civilians, saying that they love their job and that they are serving their country. I say this because I come from the military and I did about 8 years and currently a federal government civilian employee myself, I don't understand why so many people I work with and the Reddit community says that they feel like they're making an impact on something. Can y'all please kind of give me more information about which I'll actually do cuz I work with people every single day and I have no idea what they do to make the country better or whatever y'all do in your cubicle. I just feel like if you serve your country you're in the military but I know a lot of people cannot join the military and they've tried to in the past. |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 1:53 AM Author: CapTTTainFalcon r/FedEmployees • 6 days ago ThePolarisNova
I'm tired Y'all know the drill.
I'm 23 years old and work for VBA. This month I was forced back in office like everyone else not on RA. I'm very close to getting my RA approved, I actually have a meeting at the regional office on Wednesday (meaning it's all but approved essentially, at least according to my amazing coach).
I live about 80 miles away. This means every day, I essentially have a 12 hour work day, where I still have to pay for parking and more gas than I've ever had to pay for. I know that the RA is coming soon, but I just feel so exhausted constantly. There have been days where I'm legitimately sobbing in my car before I walk into my office from the stress of NO TIME for my life. I took this job thinking I'd have to be here once a pay period which isn't bad, but now I'm just chronically sleep deprived.
I can either choose to do something fun when I get home or get a nap in. Either way the next day of work is lesser quality, no matter how good of a job I want to do for veterans. I still meet metrics and everything sure, but I know there are things slipping through the cracks.
I believe in the work I do, I really do. I'm also scared to get out of this situation with such a crazy job shortage right now.
Idk if I'm just ranting to rant or wanting some advice here but I feel like my mental health is crashing right now and nobody gets it, as there aren't a ton of people my age with federal jobs outside of military.
MAJOR EDIT: My RA got approved and I'm back to remote work, thanking God huge right now. Thanks for all of your kind words for those who gave it, I hope everyone else gets good news if they're working towards it!
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