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a good friend of 30 plus yrs was a Sr. Manager with IRS. He quit near end of COVID lockdowns due to frustration that Gov't was not working. People were getting paid but not doing much work. He hated that reality and went to work in private industry.
As long as the workload doesn't overburden me, I couldn't care less what others are doing.
a good friend of 30 plus yrs was a Sr. Manager with IRS. He quit near end of COVID lockdowns due to frustration that Gov't was not working. People were getting paid but not doing much work. He hated that reality and went to work in private industry.
As long as he was getting paid, what difference would it make to him?
I guess he doesn't know people get paid to not work in the private industry too.
The young man next door to my late FIL now works exclusively from home. Wife is a teacher.
He worked upstairs in a bonus room/home office.
She taught from home in the finished lower level with the kids.
Now she's back teaching in the school, the kids are back in school and he's alone all day.
He starts early, takes a break to see kids off to school, and at 3:15 heads out to meet the kids coming home from school.
He says he gets twice as much done in half the time. He's says "I'm more productive for me to work from home".
He/she both said it saves extra money as she works two blocks over, and he uses no gas, especially at the higher gas prices.
You must work for a far better employer than any I've ever worked for. Other than the dock, laptop, and monitors, I've never had anything provided.
I've never had a company provided phone. The expectation has always been to use your personal phone for work-related business.
Yes, a California company, not an East Tennessee company. We also have a cell phone stipend or if you don't want work stuff on your phone, you can get a separate work phone.
Aside from no income tax and being able to buy a house, the day to day costs are not really that much cheaper.
Car:
Auto insurance doubled when I moved to TN.
Gas is cheaper but I drive more. I walked to work or took the cable car in SF.
Rent in Nashville was 30% more than what I paid in SF (rent control - rent was only raised twice in 19 years).
Sales tax in SF was 8.5% and Nashville 9.25%.
But you're able to buy a house in TN and START TO BUILD EQUITY. You couldn't afford to do so in SF. Housing is usually the biggest expense.
Just from my recollection moving from SoCal to Huntsville Alabama
House in SoCal 1,900 sqft $500K, Huntsville 3,500 sqft $200K (mortgage in SoCal 30 yr fixed, mortgage in Huntsville 15 yr fixed).
Homeowners insurance - much cheaper in Alabama (with AAA).
Property tax 1.5% vs 0.5%
Car registration $200 per car vs $50 in Alabama.
Auto insurance much cheaper in Alabama
Sales tax ~same (Alabama charges sales tax on groceries).
Gas prices ~ $1/gal less in Alabama
Going out to eat - cheaper in Huntsville.
People - much nicer in Huntsville
Yes, a California company, not an East Tennessee company. We also have a cell phone stipend or if you don't want work stuff on your phone, you can get a separate work phone.
I'm about to start a full time remote gig, and this is the package they are offering, in addition to paying for wifi and a standing desk.
With today's technology company can track your activities on the computer. Remember, you can't claim privacy when you're using company-issued equipment (computer).
Just to give an example, one of my previous employer tracked the time I login and logout, plus the time of inactivity. They also blocked certain social media websites so you can't go there.
... and then there's that simple hack - get a second PC and use a KVM switch so you only have one keyboard / mouse / trackball. The boss could even use a webcam to snoop, and you'd be dutifully hammering on the keyboard, but using another PC... preferably with Linux (Power to the Penguin).
I thought basically Federal jobs were the ones who had a specific amount for COLA? I know the military got a COLA stipend for living in Hawaii, and it was a good chunk, off the top of my head... the FBI too.
Otherwise, it is just the market rate for whatever job, in whatever locale.
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You probably meant "locality pay" that adjust basic pay for a GS grade with different part of country. FBI pay is a part of civil service pay system.
COLA is the annual salary adjustment based on "cost of living". The increase is across the board for all salary level.
No, Mikala did not mean locality pay.
OPM does pay cost-of-living allowances (COLAs) to GS employees in Hawaii. This is completely separate from locality pay. In fact, employees in Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands also get COLAs. The difference between COLAs and Locality Pay is that COLAs are not part of base salary and are not credited as salary toward retirement or TSP.
I'd provide you a link that provides more detailed information on this subject, but you've already shown earlier in the thread that you don't bother clicking on links.
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