Resignation, Early Retirement

Jen3808, BSN, RN · Feb 3

I'm curious as well ... hope to get more info really soon!

brandy1017, ASN, RN · Feb 3

Think you would have heard already. My God they sent the notice out to the air traffic controllers encouraging them to resign in the midst of that nationwide crisis with air crashes happening all around! But crickets for nurses. Once again you are probably too valuable to get an early retirement incentive! Consider the irony in that.

During the Ascension takeover of my hospital, they were laying off people in droves, but not nurses. Sometimes they would play musical chairs with management they could reapply and see who was left standing. When they closed hospitals, they would reassign nurses to other area hospitals, and we were told if you didn't accept their choice for you than it was no severance and just goodbye to the unemployment line!

Hope you get the chance for early retirement, but I would be surprised. Good luck!

mumarada, BSN, RN · Feb 3

Hello, If you checked your email, you should have gotten it. All federal employees are eligible. However Congress has not approved the budget past Mid March so I would be hesitant to believe the payout. Write to your Congressperson for information. Also if you resign, you wouldn't be eligible for unemployment benefits. I'm not sure about federal benefits.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Feb 5

Yes,

VA Emails Employees Resignation Buyout Offer as Senator Urges Caution Before Accepting

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Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Todd Hunter emailed all VA employees on Monday saying the department would honor an offer for federal workers to be paid through Sept. 30 if they submit a "deferred resignation" by a Feb. 6 deadline....

As a result of an executive order from President Donald Trump in January calling for a federal hiring freeze, the VA announced that more than 304,000 jobs at the department were considered exempt, under exceptions that include health-care workers and public safety personnel.

...On Monday, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., sent emails to federal workers in Washington saying OPM could not guarantee that workers who submit their resignations would be paid through Sept. 30, given that the government is currently funded only through March 14 and Congress must pass fiscal 2025 appropriations.

"At this point, there is no funding allocated to agencies to pay staff for this offer," said Murray, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee....

Please think carefully about this decision as government only funded though March 14th, 2025, can not guarantee any payment post this date.

Fork in the Road: A Comprehensive Guide to Deferred Resignation for Federal Employees

Civil Service Strong - Resources for Civil Servants

What to Know Before Quitting a Government Job - FederalPay.org

Questions federal employees should be asking before accepting 'deferred resignation'

Federal workers shouldn't sign OPM's sham resignation agreement

londonflo · Feb 9

NRSKarenRN said:

Yes,

VA Emails Employees Resignation Buyout Offer as Senator Urges Caution Before Accepting

Please think carefully about this decision as government only funded though March 14th, 2025, can not guarantee any payment post this date.

Fork in the Road: A Comprehensive Guide to Deferred Resignation for Federal Employees

Civil Service Strong - Resources for Civil Servants

What to Know Before Quitting a Government Job - FederalPay.org

Questions federal employees should be asking before accepting 'deferred resignation'

Federal workers shouldn't sign OPM's sham resignation agreement

Be careful with what you would receieve from SS. I had worked through high school and thought my SS deductions would apply to my retirement SS. No, you have to make a certain amount each year and then some, before SS counts. I specifically remember my mother saying " you are paying for your retirement", but is not the case.

JohnHood, BSN · Feb 9

I would be very leary. Number one is that there is no money budgeted for this. Number two is that Trump is famous for lying and not paying people he promised to pay. Number three is that if you resign (quit), you forfeit all rights to unemployment.

londonflo · Feb 9

Thank you for your information.

This is important to all!

I lost My Social Security payments paid by me although I worked during high school and almost full time in college... we have 'worker bees' and 'queen bees'. I was a worker 'bee'. When I retired I found out that my high school and college year SS payments 'did not count'.

Then when I took am early retirement incentive, SS tried to deduct that from my payments. (PS when I called I got the 'new adminstration yadda, yadda'...Do not give up!!

londonflo · Feb 10

londonflo said:

Thank you for your information.

This is important to all!

I lost My Social Security payments paid by me although I worked during high school and almost full time in college... we have 'worker bees' and 'queen bees'. I was a worker 'bee'. When I retired I found out that my high school and college year SS payments 'did not count'.

Then when I took am early retirement incentive, SS tried to deduct that from my payments. (PS when I called I got the 'new adminstration yadda, yadda'...Do not give up!!

Some how this got lost from my post. You must meet a certain annual earning amount to have that amount 'count' so to speak. Even though I was working almost full time during college, the SS payments were 'insignificant' to count in my lifetime earnings (of course they were significant then and still are to me). How do I get that $$$ back? My recognized years of SS earnings started after I became an RN.

brandy1017, ASN, RN · Feb 10

londonflo said:

Some how this got lost from my post. You must meet a certain annual earning amount to have that amount 'count' so to speak. Even though I was working almost full time during college, the SS payments were 'insignificant' to count in my lifetime earnings (of course they were significant then and still are to me). How do I get that $$$ back? My recognized years of SS earnings started after I became an RN.

My understanding is SS is based off a formula of the average best 35 years of your working career. So, if you worked more than 35 years, the lower paid ones drop off.

Here is an explanation of the formula from a SS expert, Dr ED Weir.

Former SSA Insider EXPLAINS: How YOUR Social Security benefits are CALCULATED - YouTube

londonflo · Feb 10

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brandy1017 said:

My understanding is SS is based off a formula of the average best 35 years of your working career. So, if you worked more than 35 years, the lower paid ones drop off.

I wish the calculation was FOR all the years I contributed. I really needed the SS at that time to actually make future for myself. (working toward my degree) My sole financial support was gone when my mother died. I worked very hard to make ends meet and SS was always taken OUT of my check - whether I could eat or not. (Have any of you eaten "potted meat product"? ).

But now that contribution does not count.

( BTW, my husband (who is a CPA) talks in quarters..not years.)

This all came about about because of Reagnomics. Thank God that teachers may (?) get what is due them.

Dr. ED, PhD, who received a doctorate degree should not be confused with (Mr) ED. Mr ED was a DVM.

londonflo · Feb 10

brandy1017 said:

Former SSA Insider EXPLAINS: How YOUR Social Security benefits are CALCULATED - YouTube

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I joined the United States Marine Corps at 17 years old and completed my career as a Sergeant. I was hired by the Social Security Administration under the Outstanding Scholar program as a T2 Claim Representative, moved to the Appeals section, became an Operations Supervisor, and ultimately the District Manager of one of the largest and third busiest offices in the country where I was responsible for up to 90 federal employees, serviced over two thousand customers a day, and managed several billion dollars of benefits. In my position I was able to bring my years of business experience (art gallery owner in Tokyo, Japan, etc.) to an often inflexible bureaucracy and improved processes and customer service winning numerous awards and eventually taking my show on the "virtual road" advising other District Offices across the country. Now I'm back in the private sector and on a mission to help you navigate the bureaucracy.

Mr. ED errr Dr. ED never cites his academic credentials.

Anyway, for a fee you can discuss your personal situation with the SS Master.

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