What to do…
I am one of the feds that are very fortunate to still have their job and I feel so guilty saying this on this platform as I know so many have lost their jobs but I am completely at my wits end. With some of my colleagues taking the deferred resignation I’m being asked to take on an additional workload and I’m already spread so thin. I have completely lost motivation and pride in my work as I am now going to have to turn around actions faster than normal bc DOGE is telling us to. I am seriously debating resigning and living off my TSP but I don’t want to put my colleagues who are family to me, in a tough position to then take over my workload. Im 40 with 10 years of Federal Service and I am debating having a talk with my Manager and asking him to add my name to the list when the RIF hits our agency but I don’t want him to think I’m a quitter. At least with aRIF I would get severance vs if I voluntarily quit. I’m all over the place but I am constantly having these thoughts and I’m so unhappy. Anyone else feel the same or are in the same boat?