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Resignation

Is it Time to Leave Government?

By Jeff NealJul 15, 2019 3:25 PM | Updated: Jul 25, 2019 12:02 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
Businesswoman carrying a box of her personal belongings out of an office with a form clearly labeled 'resignation' showing in the forefront of the box contents

Is now a good time to leave your government job? The author says the answer depends on many things.

FERS Disability Retirement: To Resign or Not to Resign

By Robert McGillApr 16, 2019 11:07 AM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:26 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Yes and no check boxes on paper under the words 'quit job?' with the yes box checked

What impact does resigning have on a federal employee’s ability to qualify for Federal Disability Retirement?

State Department Employee Shares a Hidden Message for Trump in His Resignation Letter

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAug 23, 2017 4:45 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:25 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A federal employee with the State Department has given his resignation to President Trump along with a hidden message embedded in the letter.

A Resignation Is a Resignation

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithJan 8, 2014 6:18 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:26 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

An employee scored a big settlement with the IRS but tried unsuccessfully to challenge the agreement’s requirement that she resign by a date certain. Her play to set the resignation aside as involuntary did not get far.

OPM Director Springer Announces Resignation

By FedSmith.comJul 16, 2008 7:00 AM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:26 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

OPM director Linda Springer has announced in an email to employees that she is leaving the agency in August.

Avoid Getting Fired: Practical Advice for the Likely-to-be-Tanked Federal Employee

By Bob GilsonMay 21, 2007 8:13 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:30 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

If you think your agency is about to remove you from your job, what are your options?

Involuntary Resignation? Unpleasant Choices Don’t Equal Involuntary Resignation

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithMay 21, 2007 7:12 AM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:30 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A federal attorney did not want to move to Arlington, VA from Texas so she resigned.
She then filed an appeal contending that the resignation was involuntary and was a constructive removal.

Negotiating a Federal Employee’s Resignation: A Useful Tool for Managers

By Bob GilsonMay 3, 2006 9:08 PM | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 11:25 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

There is a tool available to agencies that, if used wisely and with some skill, can end an employment relationship in a mutually agreeable manner.

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