The Federal Employee Survival Blog

Cut through the jargon and get the clarity you need to stay a step ahead of agency politics. Each article unpacks new policy shifts, court rulings, and workplace trends, then turns them into actionable tactics—so you can head off discipline, invoke EEO or whistleblower protections with confidence, and keep your documentation airtight. We also archive our most popular social-media explainer threads here, giving you the same insights followed by more than 150,000 people online even if you never scroll on those sites. Read, prepare, and keep your federal career firmly in your control.

 
Shutdown Aftermath: What Federal Employees Need to Know Now federal employment federal pay mindfulness at work rif rights shutdown guidance Nov 17, 2025

Five days after a 43-day shutdown, many federal employees describe the same emotional mix: relief that the lights are back on, anger at the instability, confusion about pay, and fear about what Januar...

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Returning After a 43-Day Shutdown: What Federal Employees Should Expect federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals shutdown guidance workplace stress Nov 14, 2025

When a shutdown ends, most people assume the crisis is over. But for GS-9 and above federal employees—especially those handling audits, contracts, IT systems, compliance, or mission-critical deadlines...

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Avoiding AWOL After a Shutdown Ends awol federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals shutdown guidance Nov 13, 2025

When a shutdown ends, most federal employees feel immediate relief—pay will resume, operations restart, and uncertainty loosens its grip. But there’s a lesser-known risk that surfaces the very first d...

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