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Post by anotherfed on Jul 28, 2015 8:15:36 GMT -5
My cert email has arrived! Fabulous! Fingers, toes, and eyes are crossed for you, gary! |
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2015 9:23:12 GMT -5
Sorry gang between all the excitement of new certs and some pressing things at work yesterday I forgot to actually say it. I received my cert email. I have 13 cities and I will go to any of them. 3 of them would be like waking up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes in the drive way. Several of the others are great and the rest are livable and possibly very interesting adventures.
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Post by moopigsdad on Jul 28, 2015 9:25:32 GMT -5
Congrats Gaidin, here's hoping you acquire a position.  |
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Post by gary on Jul 28, 2015 9:27:27 GMT -5
Congratulations Gaidin!
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2015 9:35:20 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I really did think I had posted that yesterday but I realized while trying to get caught up on the Board this morning that I hadn't.
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Post by hondo35 on Jul 28, 2015 9:49:52 GMT -5
Sorry gang between all the excitement of new certs and some pressing things at work yesterday I forgot to actually say it. I received my cert email. I have 13 cities and I will go to any of them. 3 of them would be like waking up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes in the drive way. Several of the others are great and the rest are livable and possibly very interesting adventures. I was about to pm you to see if you just forgot to tell us...congrats! |
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Post by ibnlurkin on Jul 28, 2015 10:15:25 GMT -5
awesome !
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Post by anotherfed on Jul 28, 2015 12:33:04 GMT -5
Sorry gang between all the excitement of new certs and some pressing things at work yesterday I forgot to actually say it. I received my cert email. I have 13 cities and I will go to any of them. 3 of them would be like waking up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes in the drive way. Several of the others are great and the rest are livable and possibly very interesting adventures. Here's hoping you get a new Mercedes! But a reliable clunker would be just as good... |
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2015 12:40:52 GMT -5
I posted this in a thread on the polling side but I know that some people are lurkers and can't see the polls and I also think it bears repeating. I have made a few edits for this thread.
There are unlikely to be any delayed starts. Prior to the offers for June several people were allowed to delay their starts. Several people reported at that time ODAR denying the request. My gut feeling is that no delayed starts will be allowed this time around. MANY people have been asked to close up their private practices (some after many many years) and move thousands of miles away.
You will have at most 24 hours to decide if you get the call asking you to accept the position.
Unless you are a prior fed making more than an ALJ they will not negotiate salary with you.
All I can say is if you send the paperwork back saying you will go somewhere please, please, please actually mean it. Have the conversation with your family and whoever else you would consult with now don't try to decide in the 24 hours after you get the call whether you really will go to West Craplandia or not.
You will have up to 24 hours from when you get the call to let them know your answer but remember you aren't the only one they are calling and there is a very real possibility that they cannot make the calls after yours if you can't give them an answer. Be ready with your answer yes or no and give it to them. You shouldn't need to ask your spouse (because you already did that before sending back the forms). You shouldn't need to think about what this means for your employer (because you already did that before sending back the forms). You shouldn't need to think about what this means for your clients (because you already did that before sending back the forms). You should return the forms believing that you may have less than 3 weeks notice to report to the places on the list on September 8, 2015. I know its a big ask but if you haven't already answered these questions why do you think another 24 hours will allow you to answer them?
Good luck making the right decision for you and your family.
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2015 12:41:44 GMT -5
Sorry gang between all the excitement of new certs and some pressing things at work yesterday I forgot to actually say it. I received my cert email. I have 13 cities and I will go to any of them. 3 of them would be like waking up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes in the drive way. Several of the others are great and the rest are livable and possibly very interesting adventures. Here's hoping you get a new Mercedes! But a reliable clunker would be just as good... I have never driven a Mercedes I probably wouldn't know how to act in it anyway. |
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2015 14:16:04 GMT -5
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Post by privateatty on Jul 28, 2015 15:42:08 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I really did think I had posted that yesterday but I realized while trying to get caught up on the Board this morning that I hadn't. Serving others before one thinks of oneself. Some would call it co-dependent. I call it being an ALJ.  |
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Post by mikeinthehills on Jul 28, 2015 17:05:06 GMT -5
There are unlikely to be any delayed starts. Prior to the offers for June several people were allowed to delay their starts. Several people reported at that time ODAR denying the request. My gut feeling is that no delayed starts will be allowed this time around. MANY people have been asked to close up their private practices (some after many many years) and move thousands of miles away. Gaidin speaks the truth here. I got the call and asked to delay a June start as I had a 30+ year practice to shut down and a cross country commute to my office, all to be accomplished in three weeks. They politely said no. I had prepared as best I could given the uncertainty of ever actually getting the call. But I was also prepared to give an answer immediately. You should be ready to do the same. |
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Post by zepplin on Jul 28, 2015 17:15:04 GMT -5
There are unlikely to be any delayed starts. Prior to the offers for June several people were allowed to delay their starts. Several people reported at that time ODAR denying the request. My gut feeling is that no delayed starts will be allowed this time around. MANY people have been asked to close up their private practices (some after many many years) and move thousands of miles away. Gaidin speaks the truth here. I got the call and asked to delay a June start as I had a 30+ year praand it ctice to shut down and a cross country commute to my office, all to be accomplished in three weeks. They politely said no. I had prepared as best I could given the uncertainty of ever actually getting the call. But I was also preparedI to give an answer im mediately. You should be ready to do the same. I am in private practice and it is because of this that I would like to request an earlier start date. |
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Post by mikeinthehills on Jul 28, 2015 20:01:12 GMT -5
Gaidin speaks the truth here. I got the call and asked to delay a June start as I had a 30+ year praand it ctice to shut down and a cross country commute to my office, all to be accomplished in three weeks. They politely said no. I had prepared as best I could given the uncertainty of ever actually getting the call. But I was also preparedI to give an answer im mediately. You should be ready to do the same. I am in private practice and it is because of this that I would like to request an earlier start date. Amen!!!! |
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Post by dpageks on Jul 28, 2015 20:27:16 GMT -5
Sorry gang between all the excitement of new certs and some pressing things at work yesterday I forgot to actually say it. I received my cert email. I have 13 cities and I will go to any of them. 3 of them would be like waking up Christmas morning to a new Mercedes in the drive way. Several of the others are great and the rest are livable and possibly very interesting adventures. Awesome news, Gaidin! We're pulling for you! |
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Post by cheesy on Jul 28, 2015 20:28:43 GMT -5
3 cities. Back to the cheesy salt mines.
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 29, 2015 8:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) on Jul 29, 2015 11:40:42 GMT -5
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 29, 2015 13:05:39 GMT -5
To be fair thats a Coleman tent. Those are pretty good tents. Its not top of the line or anything but it beats a $20 Wally world job.
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