by Anon15 » Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:07 pm
From what I understand, your SF would try to relocate you themselves internally. If they cannot, the SMART program get to find another job for you. The scary part is you have to accept any position offered (Could get stuck with job with no resume value and poor pay), and you would be responsible for relocation costs since PCS moves for civilian positions have been suspended DoD wide (according to the Federal Soup forums). I'd probably just walk away at that point and let them bill me since they have a poor track record on even attempting to collect.
I'm preemptively looking for new employment already. I only have about $20k I'd owe if I left now (2/3 prorated amount) and since private sector pay is better than public, even if they actually sent a bill within my state statute of limitations period, I may be financially better off and have a better resume long term. If I can find something that just pays $70k plus a moderate sign on bonus or $80k then I'm gone.
From what I understand, your SF would try to relocate you themselves internally. If they cannot, the SMART program get to find another job for you. The scary part is you have to accept any position offered (Could get stuck with job with no resume value and poor pay), and you would be responsible for relocation costs since PCS moves for civilian positions have been suspended DoD wide (according to the Federal Soup forums). I'd probably just walk away at that point and let them bill me since they have a poor track record on even attempting to collect.
I'm preemptively looking for new employment already. I only have about $20k I'd owe if I left now (2/3 prorated amount) and since private sector pay is better than public, even if they actually sent a bill within my state statute of limitations period, I may be financially better off and have a better resume long term. If I can find something that just pays $70k plus a moderate sign on bonus or $80k then I'm gone.