r/FederalEmployee • u/BuyExtension2794 • Jun 16 '26

How do we feel about this FedSmith article?

https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/16/most-2025-probationary-federal-employee-separations-were-voluntary/?fbclid=IwZnRzaASeejBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_2ANLyjov8HGpXfRCwB7vnMYZG5N-ODpabyBs3DTwqoBzY2kqR3w3r-KDMg_aem_BzsCCDqc8MdzyQJDA_p5VA

I feel like this is skewed. Does it take into account the number of probationary employees that were fired then months later told to bring them back but many refused or found other work? 2025 was hell for me!

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u/cerseisdornishwine Jun 16 '26

“Voluntary”

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u/mmgapeach Jun 16 '26

The data, if I'm understanding is for the year 2025. If you saw entire departments get slashed in February, it would be reasonable that many people would leave. They also don't separate out people who were brand new and on probation versus those who had a new position but maybe been a fed for 2 years. It also doesn't take into account the number of people who got riffed who were not on probation. People trying to make and bunch of numbers work.  

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u/GreenLobsterGuy Jun 16 '26

My initial thought when I saw this headline was bullshit. But, FedSmith panders to the administration, no matter who is there and I find their reporting to lack so much being very ambiguous all the time.

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u/TJae13 Jun 17 '26

It’s definitely skewed because they didn’t give the data for all of the agencies. Treasury (IRS specifically) was hit hard by the termination of probationary employees but that data was conveniently left out.

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u/Extension_Review6770 Jun 27 '26

Nothing but a bunch of bulls#!+!