Currently a GS-09 started at a GS-05, I worked in the cold, dark basement of building for 2 years while they worked on renovations that we finally were able to move into. Then, it took months for me to just get a comfortable chair 🥲 but I'm still here because I love the work! I'm sure someone here could top my mild complaints.

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Non-sup GS15: I'm bored of what I do and also want a second monitor

I'm no longer a fed, but at my first agency as a 13, 13 on down were in cubicles, 14s were in shared offices, and 15s had a private office.

The year I got promoted to 14, they changed the policy to 14s on down in cubes unless already in a shared office, and 15s in offices, so I stayed in my same cubicle.

A month before I got promoted to 15, they said no more offices unless someone in the division left or voluntarily gave their office up, so I still stayed in that cubicle.

All cubicles came with two 19", 720p monitors with no provision for larger or higher resolution monitors. I also never had a laptop there that was younger than 4 years old, and two of the laptops I had then were past the extended warranty date.

On the plus side, shortly after I got promoted to 14, they announced a policy of doubling up on cubicles for <14s, so at least I got to keep my whole cubicle all to myself...

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