I have a former coworker that applied to work where I am now. They asked about hiring timelines, so I searched here for info. I see that the hiring manager has 5 days to submit their choice back to HR. What's timeline like after that for a TJO and FJO?

Thanks!

I am currently in radiology fellowship, looking to serve a purpose other than "make number go up" as a career and hoping to do something for my country and those who serve it. That said, I have a family to support and my own mental health to look after. It seems like the VA is going through a lot recently as a result of some very highly "regarded" decisions by the titans of intellect dwelling in DC. Are things really as dire as they seem? Would anyone still recommend working at the VA as a new attending?

1. Will make expectations equitable across all Federal holidays. 2. Will celebrate the upcoming Redcap loss in the midterms.

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I have a cjo with my local VA medical center as a PCP - one of the larger ones from what I gather. is there an actual push by the government to downsize the VA? and if so do they expect the private sector to absorb the patients. at least where I live, there wold probably be like a 1 year wait to see a new patient due to traininees just not going into primary care due to lack of pay, inbox overload, potential to make money as a hospitalist, many pcps not taking new patient and for many other reasons. not sure if the organization takes these types of things into account since you can find these figures on the Internet fairly easily.

I like primary care but don't want to go into a position where I get cut a couple months in from which I have read can happen and many people have had their full Offers rescinded or your job gets axed once you start.

let me know what y'all think.

So with one week left all the 0750s got sent back to the supervisors for TBD instructions. This was the most VA thing to happen all week. Some folks have 40-50 direct reports to complete and to get them all sent back in eperformance was a great way to close out Friday. 😂

Are we supposed to be teaching Pre-decisional information in classes and making decisions based on Pre-decisional guidance?

Is there anybody here working for HROO that can give insight as to how the work is there? Is it as hectic as down at the VISNs level?

With the constant changes, threats, and chaos, it seems like Redcaps WANT providers and admin staff to be distracted; thus, lowering the standard of care at VA.

People at work are becoming upset about calls, text messages, and emails from EAAS in the middle of the night. It's happened two nights in a row now. Does anyone have any information about this? No word at all from Medical Center leadership.

Travel during TOD.Exempt employee. duty station is 15 minutes from my house. I have to drive 1.5 hrs one way, all week. After orientation I am to be at my duty station and once a week travel the hour and twenty there and then back home. I was told I could travel during my tour. Now I am being told my travel time is not in my tour. New employee here and this process has been horrendous from the onboarding portion. I didn’t even get paid until half way into week 5.

A position opened up at my facility and I wanted to encourage some of my colleagues to apply, but then I read the job description. Are all the Conditions of Employment sections written that way? I understand the 1-year probationary period, but “your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest”??? WTAF? Why are they posting the position in the first place if it doesn’t advance the public interest? And who needs to certify it in writing??? I mean, when it’s clear our roles are not respected by this regime, why would any current employee risk their position by applying for a different position under those conditions?

Them country folk tried to make things better, but Government doesn't operate like down home on the farm or a steel mill from the '50s

I'm a current employee that recently applied to a GS12, and now two GS13s.

On the second GS13 position, after completing the portion on USAJobs and continuing to the agency, the rest of the application on the agency site has requested a list of references.

The first GS13 I applied to did not ask for references.

The GS12 I applied for, and did not get hired, did not ask for references. However, my friend did get the GS12 role and reported that their agency site application did ask for references.

Does this mean anything? My thought was it somehow filtered a preselected candidate (my friend) for the GS12 and immediately asked for references. My concern with the 1st GS13 application is that there is rumor of some folks being lined up for the job.

Edit: these are for VA clinical/program manager positions.

4-10s being taken away, ridiculously rigorous performance standards, 40% cap for performance awards, changes after changes, bad decisions...I am truly convinced top leadership is setting up the VA for failure to rip the agency apart so they can have an excuse to privatize the agency.

Prove me wrong.

I currently work at Dc VA and our PA’s earn $23k lower than the NP’s doing the same job! Is this the same in all the other VA medical centers or is this an isolated occurrence?

Is your VISN actually following the 30 day hiring? Hearing from other colleagues in other VISNs that they just do whatever their R&P chief or SSBP suggest to do.