Flykilbosa

What do you need to know?

LearDude

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NoMoney

Former ASI-AC (been several years) who was IMHO too young for the cubical fed life forever. Considering a possible return to fed life now that I'm grown up.... But wondering if anyone knows about how things work in regards to pay grade for former ASIs. I was one of those who got hired straight into HQ and got suckered there as GS14/J. Lets say a FSDO was interested on bringing me onboard, would it be as an -11 initially and hope for the best??

LearDude

Most ppl I know who weren’t ASI’s to begin with got hired in as 12’s, I believe anything higher (13s or 14s) is only on an as needed basis that is specific to the office and require a minimum of 1 year at the grade below that. Assuming you spent more than a year as a 14, you would technically be able to qualify for a 14 just by filling out the online application, but whether an office would hire you at that grade is a completely different story. (Disclaimer: I’m a fairly new hire so take that for what it’s worth, the more experienced guys on this thread may be able to provide more accurate insight)

BizJet

I'm coming in at an 11 as a newbie Fed. Currently waiting for my FOL to be sent my way. Fingers crossed it's early next week.

I'm currently a 121 guy with about 5 years of 141 experience.

BizJet

Received my FOL today! I start at the end of the month.

My timeline:

7/29 - Application submitted
9/26 - Called to Schedule Interview
10/10 - Interview
1/29 - Application Selected by a FSDO
2/26 - TOL Received
3/30 - Dallas Checkride
4/2 - FOL Received

I miss my dog

Congrats. It is a pretty good job, all things considered.


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Petethedog

How much telecommuting is an ASI ops allowed to do? Also, how much time does one spend in the cube vs. out in the field. Interested in the job, but COL at my nearest FSDO is crazy. Would be more appealing if one could live a hour or so away from the city and commute just a couple days a week...
Thanks!

BizJet

I think it depends on the local office. My office it ranges from several days a week to a few days a month.

I don't expect to telework my first year or so besides maybe a day or two a month to do CBTs. There is a huge amount of OJT that requires you to be in the office with your trainer.

steamgauges

I wouldn't make a decision to come to the FAA based on telecommuting. Yes, it's available and officially encouraged (although some offices prohibit it while you're on probation as they want you to be there in case an unexpected OJT opportunity pops up) but it depends upon your assignment and the office culture. AW does not do much telework and, as you'll soon find out, mechanics run the FAA (office managers). So, they're not so understanding about working from home (office policy).

But, as Bizjet said, during the first year, you're going to be really busy with OJT and string and your schedule is going to entirely dependent upon when you can get together with your instructors to work on your OJT (about 270+ tasks in that first year) plus a few months in OKC (I was in OKC 120+ weekdays the first year plus travel days). On those other days, you need to be in the office to knock out that OJT. All this is supposed to be completed in 1 year after start.

In some situations, you might be able to get a day of telework when all your OJT instructors are unavailable and you need a level 3 sign off. eLMS works fine from home, so you might be able to get into a routine where you can arrange telework on one of those days (Monday or Friday).

After probation, the system opens up quite a bit (again depending on your office, its politics and your job assignment. Field time/cube time will depend upon your assignments. I've spent 40 hours in a cube one week and never came into the office the next.

At first (after probation), I had a schedule of 5 - 8s and was able to telework once a week. I could have occasionally TW two days. Then I changed my schedule to 4 - 10s and was able to telework one day a week giving me 4 day weekends at home.

In my most recent job, telework is hit and miss because of constant meetings, sim evals and enroutes.

Bottom line: don't plan on teleworking the first year; by the second year you could get a position that allows more freedom. But if you want more money and to advance you might get back into a little or no telework situation.

I'm in a CMO. YMMV