Originally Posted by
UpUpUpNaWaYs
I can second this. I had a temporary offer, but do to Covid-19, all offices are re-evaluating the needs of the agency. Any historical insight if temporary offers expire or are rescinded? If not, then Are those individuals instead in a pool?
In government speak, what's happening is the agency has a total number of bodies it may have at any given time. Then each division has a number as well. Right now the agency is at the staffing level, so no new hires.
However, if someone retires or resigns, then that opens slots. This is a yearly occurrence about this time every year.
My advice is to hang tight, let them sort through the numbers. Stay in touch with them and hopefully once they parse out the numbers they will move ahead with bringing people in.
And our office has a new hire ASI Ops starting next week. I would think you are right there on the bubble. A coworker went through the same thing a couple of years ago and his start date was pushed about a month.