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Post by luckylady2 on Apr 12, 2016 21:08:57 GMT -5
BTW, not to rain on dreams of sipping assorted drinks in Georgetown, but the SSA interviews are conducted at Bailey's Crossroads in Virginia (technical mailing address is Falls Church). Plan on finding your own transport over the river and through the woods to G-town!
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Post by mamaru on Apr 12, 2016 21:51:02 GMT -5
BTW, not to rain on dreams of sipping assorted drinks in Georgetown, but the SSA interviews are conducted at Bailey's Crossroads in Virginia (technical mailing address is Falls Church). Plan on finding your own transport over the river and through the woods to G-town! I think he was talking about after training. Rumor has it that the newbie judges do very well at navigating around the area for dinner. I've seen evidence of this in posts on FB.
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Post by Erik Breukink on Apr 13, 2016 3:10:42 GMT -5
In regards to georgetown, I was referring to summer traiining, although depending on the weather, maybe i ll stay an extra day. Iand go to georgetown. used to work and travel to dc so i m somewhat familiar with the area-
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Post by aljwishhope on Apr 13, 2016 4:09:48 GMT -5
Good hangout from baileys crossroads is to go into old town Alexandria.king street metro
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Post by Erik Breukink on Apr 13, 2016 5:27:23 GMT -5
Absolutely! I m a big fan of Chadwicks at happy hour for their food, although it's a little dungeony downstairs. Plenty to choose from on King St.
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Post by christina on Apr 13, 2016 6:27:23 GMT -5
In regards to georgetown, I was referring to summer traiining, although depending on the weather, maybe i ll stay an extra day. Iand go to georgetown. used to work and travel to dc so i m somewhat familiar with the area- We have a travel guide!!!!
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Post by christina on Apr 13, 2016 13:56:21 GMT -5
i heard some internal chatter that people are getting called for second week. for those who don;t know, i work for SSA so by inside chatter, i mean coworkers heard something about people getting called in various offices today.
sounds like it may have been afternoon calls from what i can gather.
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Post by gary on Apr 13, 2016 13:57:58 GMT -5
i heard some internal chatter that people are getting called for second week. for those who don;t know, i work for SSA so by inside chatter, i mean coworkers heard something about people getting called in various offices today. sounds like it may have been afternoon calls from what i can gather. If you hadn't cleared that up we'd have figured it was the voices in your head again.
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Post by Gaidin on Apr 13, 2016 14:06:17 GMT -5
I have gotten two PMs confirming calls setting up interviews May 9th.
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Post by fingerscrossed on Apr 13, 2016 14:11:38 GMT -5
After yesterday's lull, it seems they are back on the task of scheduling interviews. Hopefully certs will soon follow.
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Post by rusty on Apr 13, 2016 14:31:23 GMT -5
This is not very productive time at the office:
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Post by roggenbier on Apr 13, 2016 14:53:35 GMT -5
Will there be a summer round of interviews?
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Post by jagvet on Apr 13, 2016 14:55:52 GMT -5
This is not very productive time at the office:
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Post by christina on Apr 13, 2016 14:57:32 GMT -5
Will there be a summer round of interviews? there might be..
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Post by Gaidin on Apr 13, 2016 14:58:24 GMT -5
Will there be a summer round of interviews? I would think there will be at least one round in prep for the September hire. I think it is also possible but unlikely that additional interviews will occur to help fill the July hire.
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Post by jagvet on Apr 13, 2016 15:00:20 GMT -5
Rusty, old pal. We got a lot out of this photo. First, button down shirt is a bit preppy, and white shirt and suspenders means you work for a big firm and get paid way too much money to become an ALJ. Phone looks like a non-smart phone, so you are a stubborn traditionalist. Lack of double-chin means you exercise frequently, eat carefully, and are probably not old enough to have the requisite 4,037 years of experience. Pen in pocket means you work on appeals.
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Post by jagvet on Apr 13, 2016 15:06:10 GMT -5
Changed my mind about Rusty. His real name is Merrick Garland, and he's waiting for a call from Senator Grassley.
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Post by rusty on Apr 13, 2016 15:19:55 GMT -5
Rusty, old pal. We got a lot out of this photo. First, button down shirt is a bit preppy, ( OR hasn't made enough $ in solo practice to buy new shirts since button down shirts at Penney's were in style) and white shirt and suspenders means you work for a big firm ( OR solo lawyer had to go to Court today on landline dispute against real big city lawyers) and get paid way too much money to become an ALJ. Phone looks like a non-smart phone, ( OR review point one, supra) so you are a stubborn traditionalist. Lack of double-chin means you exercise frequently, eat carefully, and are probably not old enough to have the requisite 4,037 years of experience ( OR has lost 40 lbs of worry-weight through this process). Pen in pocket means you work on appeals ( OR see trip to Courthouse this morning). Otherwise, I suppose you are spot-on.
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Post by jagvet on Apr 13, 2016 15:29:13 GMT -5
LOL! I hope we see the real Rusty in Falls Church. We can compare JC Penney shirts!
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Post by gary on Apr 13, 2016 15:38:22 GMT -5
Changed my mind about Rusty. His real name is Merrick Garland, and he's waiting for a call from Senator Grassley. If you're right, his only hope is the ALJ gig, since I don't see any way he's getting that other federal job for which he's applied.
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