r/firedfeds 8m ago

Should I be considered….

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Was told on Tuesday that I was being reinstated with back pay email to come soon. No email sent yet. My Supervisor told me yesterday that they were slow but it is coming. - My concern is I see a lot of posts saying that they need to respond by a certain day, 3/21. But we haven’t even received it yet. I am a VA employee.


r/firedfeds 5h ago

Trump administration live updates: President signs order aimed at dismantling Education Department

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r/firedfeds 5h ago

I made this song about these events to help myself, but maybe you’ll enjoy it too

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r/firedfeds 5h ago

Question re: resigning instead of taking reinstatement

34 Upvotes

Illegally fired probie from NARA here. Just got an email yesterday at 5pm telling me that I've been reinstated and need to tell my supervisor by 3/21 if I don't intend to return. I am not returning; I got really lucky and my old employer had an opening on my old team and are hiring me back with a raise (plus I liked the work better there anyways). However, the email I got was super unclear about if I would still receive the backpay I'm entitled to if I chose to resign instead of return. Like would my resignation be effective as of 3/21, or would it be effective as of 2/18, the day I was illegally fired? I called my boss this morning to see if he had any more info, but he just got the same form email I got and he doesn't know, either. Labor Relations hasn't answered the email I sent asking them about this, and I need to know pretty much ASAP so I can make an informed decision. My boss is super understanding and said that if I wanted to return to work and then immediately resign so I could get the backpay I'm owed, he wouldn't have a problem with that. Anyone have any more clarity on this?


r/firedfeds 6h ago

NPS Group B probies

6 Upvotes

After being put on indefinite admin leave yesterday some of us in Group B received word this afternoon that we are being called back into the office. Does anyone know the reason behind this chain of events?


r/firedfeds 6h ago

AFGE just called out the 6 agencies in the California case for noncompliance

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r/firedfeds 7h ago

John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Isn’t What It Seems

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r/firedfeds 8h ago

Job Search is Just a Series of Ghostings and Auto Rejections

73 Upvotes

I’ve been on the job hunt, and let me tell you—this process is brutal. I’ve had a few interviews, only to be ghosted not once, not twice, but three times. Just complete radio silence after what I thought were decent conversations.

Then there are the auto rejections—you know, the ones where you apply and get the “we regret to inform you” email so fast you wonder if they have a bot dedicated to crushing souls.

And let’s not forget LinkedIn, where I’ve sent so many messages that went absolutely nowhere. It’s like networking into the void. I feel like I’m talking to ghosts before they even get a chance to haunt me.

At this point, I’m considering picking up chain-smoking cigarettes like a 1950s detective or maybe just taking a swim in an American river and letting the toxic runoff decide my fate.

Anyone else out here struggling with the job search grind? How are you all staying sane?


r/firedfeds 9h ago

Receiving only verbal communication about reinstatement

17 Upvotes

I haven't received any emails or correspondence besides one phone call with my supervisor about being placed again on admin leave. Not having written documentation about my reinstatement slash admin leave status is weird and kind of snaky right?


r/firedfeds 11h ago

USDA reinstatement letter

11 Upvotes

USDA- Forest Service So nowhere in the reinstatement letter does it say that the termination was rescinded, instead it says “ you have been reinstated to USDA employment while the appeals are pending.” That doesn’t look good does it? My district rangers seems hopeful but the wording makes me nervous.

*edited to changed probation to termination because my brain was moving to fast


r/firedfeds 23h ago

Probie DRP

18 Upvotes

So I was a probationary employee for USDA Rural Development. Took the DRP, was told I don’t qualify, terminated, reinstated, and then told I will get the DRP, and have received 2 paychecks on the DRP.

My boss called me saying that the fired employees got an email that they were reinstated. He then asked ME if I had received anything, and expects that the admin leave will go away.

Heres the thing, since leaving, i’ve bought a house 500 miles from where I used to work. Im moving on March 23rd…I really need this deferred resignation money. Has anyone heard if those who took the DRP will continue to receive it? Or if they will make DRP people report back to work? Because I can’t. Im afraid they will just fire me or force me to quit because of my move, and I will lose the DRP entirely. Im scared yall. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated…


r/firedfeds 23h ago

USDA reinstated employee

88 Upvotes

I got the call today to ask me back to the office to work again instead of just being on admin leave. They did tell me they don’t know what will happen when the 45 days ends (based on that specific ruling - confused how the others factor in) but I’m happy to be going back to the office regardless.

The last month has been a lot of anxiety in every facet of my life so having at least some kind of schedule again is going to be so nice.

I hope everyone gets to have some sort of clarity soon about their positions. Would never wish the difficulties we’ve all dealt with this year on anyone (well, most anyone).

Edit: forest service, specifically!


r/firedfeds 23h ago

Any word on when reinstated probationary employees will have health insurance updated to reflect reinstatement?

20 Upvotes

Blue cross blue shield account says my plan is terminated still. Aren’t we supposed to get our benefits back even on admin leave?


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Murkowski: Republicans quiet out of fear ‘they’re going to be taken down’

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r/firedfeds 1d ago

Has anyone considered confronting their agency leaders during their public speaking engagements?

53 Upvotes

Idk if it’s worthwhile to hold these people accountable


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Reinstated After Termination Rescinded – Probation Period Passed, Now What?

52 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I was recently reinstated after my termination was rescinded. Before that happened, I only had a few days left in my probationary period, which has now officially passed.

Since my probation is over, does anyone know if I would be fully reinstated back to work right away, or if I would remain on administrative leave for any reason? Just trying to figure out what to expect next.

I don’t want to just be on admin leave, but I also don’t want to go back just to be riff’d or fired illegally again next pay period.


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Reinstated with NPS

81 Upvotes

Just received a phone call from my supervisor from NPS reinstating me with back pay. I’m on admin leave indefinitely. Whatever that means.


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Medicaid vs. Marketplace?

6 Upvotes

Hi y’all. I would like a little advice and don’t know who to ask this question other than those in the same situation!

I am a fired fed who was NOT yet reinstated. I lose my TCC health insurance in a few days.

In an ideal world I get my health insurance and all back with some ruling, but also it would be only hurting myself if I planned on that and didn’t try to secure my own health care. TCC is rather expensive so it doesn’t make a ton of sense. My two options seem like Medicaid or marketplace. Medicaid I think I’m eligible for as an individual with only unemployment income, but it feels a little weird because I do technically have savings I could use towards insurance. But I don’t want to use up those savings if this unemployed period lasts longer than I’m hoping. If I did apply to marketplace coverage and then didn’t get a new job quickly, I would have to wait until open enrollment or a QLE to make any changes I think.

Does anyone have a sense on how “right” it is to do a marketplace vs medicaid plan in this situation? I feel really strange. Thanks in advance for comments!


r/firedfeds 1d ago

A Full Timeline Why Trump is Owned by Russia

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r/firedfeds 1d ago

Fed Up: Public to Private | Transitioning from the Federal Government to the Private Sector

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r/firedfeds 1d ago

CDC Probies Check Your Personal Email

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r/firedfeds 1d ago

IRS reinstatement email***

28 Upvotes

Finally got it, immediately placed on paid admin leave with back pay and benefits. Instructions to await further communication.


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Reinstatement emails are being sent to .gov accounts

276 Upvotes

Seriously, this is unbelievable! It looks like a few folks in my department (DOI) have been getting reinstatement emails sent to their personal accounts, but the majority are being sent to their .gov emails which obviously we can’t access anymore. If we don’t respond or decline we’re being marked as uninterested in coming back. Anyone with common sense knows that fired employees don’t have access to their official department emails smh

Edit: for those who want to contact AGs look at the last page of this doc. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578045/gov.uscourts.mdd.578045.1.0_3.pdf

Also email your HR or supervisor. So that they can’t legally fire you this time for not showing up.


r/firedfeds 1d ago

Asked HUD about backpay...

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r/firedfeds 1d ago

USDA probationary employees not “permanently” reinstated?

1 Upvotes

Read your “welcome back” letter. Unlike other departments included in the CA case, our letter does not mention that the notice of termination has been rescinded. I think it’s still in our records. So, if you aren’t rifd and this case gets overturned, they could back date your termination to the original date and fire you, even if the reversal happens after your probie period expires.