One thing that never ceases to amuse me: throngs of tourists taking photos of the magnolias over by the Archives, thinking they've found the cherry blossoms.

There's a vacant house across the alley from us with a long grassy back yard (no fence) that only gets mowed when we file a rat complaint with 311. I really want to plant a saucer magnolia in their yard so I can see it from my home office, lol.

You've likely been seeing plum trees blooming. They look similar.

Not the yoshinos they are not bloomed yet

Lol i wont disagree with you! Can you imagine if we had all saucer magnolias around the tidal basin?? Omg talk about a sea of hot pink!!!

Hot take: magnolias are way prettier than cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms have been blooming for several weeks now, no?

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The most interesting thing will be wearing your badge when you're not actually there and telling everyone you meet that you work at the White House.

You forgot “wear your stilts to work” day.

It's a place to work...I've been and it's absolutely beautiful inside and full of history. But at the end of the day it's still a workplace.

My son interned there for Obama, and loved it. It's also a great resume' highlight for future employment

I thought they only served mead on Fridays.

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Send applications to me at my Reddit address, but cc the head of OMB and the Supreme Madame Wolfbane.

I want to apply after seeing this.

It’s a really exciting place to work. They have pony rides in the courtyard once a month and a secret frozen yogurt machine (the tart kind!) that you’re able to use after some mild hazing.

It’s also known for a blow out costume party on Flag Day (DOJ has Halloween), and every four years for inauguration, you get to have your photo taken in a hilarious Oregon Trail/Pioneer Photo Booth with the head of OMB.

Best part is the on-site coven prayer service every Monday. Turns out witches love Mondays. Who knew?

Tell your friend to accept and, most importantly, to stop cutting his hair and fingernails. That will be explained during orientation.

Sorta depends on what your friend does for a living. Weird question.

It’s a building. It’s the job, not the location, that matters and determines whether it’s exciting or dreadful.

>pathologizing

Exactly. Emotional intelligence is important. Cultural attitudes of toxic masculinity are emotionally unintelligent. We need to help others learn about their emotions, if you are mad then process that feeling. Do not act it out, speak it out. These are elementary/foundational principles that require pathologizing people's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

You need to provide more detail. Most likely this is a GS schedule position.

Most likely you can negotiate steps within the range but not a whole grade. E.g. you can negotiate to get bumped up from.a GS 10 step 2 offered to a step 4 but not to a GS 11 step 1. The reason is the position is usually set at a Grade, but not a specific step.

Its no skin off the hiring managers back to bump you up steps Human resource financing and budgeting is handled by positions not really by what step or by absolute cost. In other words having too many maxed out step 10s doesn't hurt the organization really.

Also you absolutely must negotiate for PTO now. You will never get another chance to do so. You should get credit for prior experience outside of govt. So if you have 5 years of general experience you should get 20 days per year. This also doesn't cost your hiring manager anything.

Less than 3 years of service - 13 workdays per year 3 but less than 15 years of service - 20 workdays per year 15 years of service and over - 26 workdays per year

HR is often at odds with the actual people hiring you. The people hiring you do not care about paying you more or giving you more pto, as long as it's justifiable. HR will try to lower your comp because that's their job. You have very strong negotiating power as if you have an offer they have already gone down a very long road to get there. If you walk they have to start all over.

Also if you need it, ask about relocation which is also often very generous in govt.

Be sure to talk a lot about "Aunt Muriel" during the interview. They'll give you anything you ask for.

Don’t forget your ivermectin

So we had republicans blaming mental health to not do any gun reform.

And liberals blaming mental health for the perpetrators crime. Huh 🤔

Substance abuse is a mental health. Having horrible conditions like schizo, bipolar is mental health condition. But majority of those people, i repeat overwhelmingly majority do not kill someone, rob them on gunpoint, carjack. Their crimes are mostly limited to petty theft. At least thats what it historically used to be. But since we are not doing absolutely anything for teedn-adults violent crimes which can be financially lucrative this may not last. I mean why u risk jail time for a 20 dollar store lift when u can get few grand doing a car jacking?