“I am 62, retired, worked for fed gov for 20 years, was only able to advance two GS levels, GS-04 to GS-06, because I wouldn’t kiss butt and told a top level manager he “was a BLANK BLANK poor excuse for a manager.”
When we get older we figure out that most of the “top level managers” are clowns and keep it our little secret.
The truth can get you in a lot of trouble in the work world.
She wouldn't want to hear from me. I applied for a GS7 position with the FDIC during the bank crisis in 2009. I did that to get my foot in the door, due to a lack of bank experience.
It was a unique situation, with multiple opportunities for advancement. In ten months, I was promoted to GS-13, landing in the section that oversaw loan servicing contractors.
The latest news about Martin Gruenberg surprised me, he always came off as a nerd.
I was there on a term contract, worked there almost 5 years.
Yeah, that took place in my younger days, and I’m Irish, so it runs in the blood. That’s ok, I’ll be ok, life is good.