DOD Civs:
The new OPM and DOD guidance came down today (it’s a bit old but the unit finally got around to distributing it). If you look at the wording and what is listed on the SF-86, it is likely to effect your issuance of a future clearance...as well as probably have an effect on your current clearance (if you have one). Due to this, it would make more sense to "resign for personal reasons" (the day before the deadline of 22NOV) than to be fired for "failure to follow a lawful order." With the goal posts contstantly being moved, you can say either say "fuck you, I'm out" by way of staffing loss the day before the mandate, rather than a "yea this guy told us to fuck ourselves and we fired him so he wont be eligible to make it past the application process on USAJobs for the rest of his life." The only ones what win in the second scenario are the ones shitting on hardworking Americans.
Decline to disclose your status until the deadline and then resign. If you like your management, give them the two weeks notice as a courtesy. This way they cant link you to the next phase of "everyone who declined and was fired is now on the extremist list." and the only thing they can say is "he was a hard worker but put in his two weeks due to personal reasons." Your evals/ratings should speak well enough to your performance to where no one can lump you into any category other than being a model employee. ...if that isn't you, then just do what homeboy did in Half Baked and move on to the next job where you'll underperform and quickly become "that employee" who is usually discussed during staff call.
Regardless of your decision, this is some absolute bullshit.
Best of luck to everyone having to deal with this shit.
The new OPM and DOD guidance came down today (it’s a bit old but the unit finally got around to distributing it). If you look at the wording and what is listed on the SF-86, it is likely to effect your issuance of a future clearance...as well as probably have an effect on your current clearance (if you have one). Due to this, it would make more sense to "resign for personal reasons" (the day before the deadline of 22NOV) than to be fired for "failure to follow a lawful order." With the goal posts contstantly being moved, you can say either say "fuck you, I'm out" by way of staffing loss the day before the mandate, rather than a "yea this guy told us to fuck ourselves and we fired him so he wont be eligible to make it past the application process on USAJobs for the rest of his life." The only ones what win in the second scenario are the ones shitting on hardworking Americans.
Decline to disclose your status until the deadline and then resign. If you like your management, give them the two weeks notice as a courtesy. This way they cant link you to the next phase of "everyone who declined and was fired is now on the extremist list." and the only thing they can say is "he was a hard worker but put in his two weeks due to personal reasons." Your evals/ratings should speak well enough to your performance to where no one can lump you into any category other than being a model employee. ...if that isn't you, then just do what homeboy did in Half Baked and move on to the next job where you'll underperform and quickly become "that employee" who is usually discussed during staff call.
Regardless of your decision, this is some absolute bullshit.
Best of luck to everyone having to deal with this shit.
