Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-23-ATCEXP-82723 (Prior Experience)

Idek1122 said:

How did everyone make out?

The faa lost my drug test. I get to do another retake 😀

I got offered my previous facility….again. Even after a year out I’m thrilled.

PSC Pasco, WA my #5

BDUB said:

I got offered my previous facility….again. Even after a year out I’m thrilled.

Are you going to accept it?

MirandaW said:

Are you going to accept it?

Not a chance I’m going back loved my time there but 5yrs in BFE for average pay isn’t worth it. Moved to one of the busiest contract towers in the nation for the last yr but I guess the red headed step children don’t get taken into placement consideration by whoever comes out with lists in Oklahoma City lmao 😂

BDUB said:

Not a chance I’m going back loved my time there but 5yrs in BFE for average pay isn’t worth it. Moved to one of the busiest contract towers in the nation for the last yr but I guess the red headed step children don’t get taken into placement consideration by whoever comes out with lists in Oklahoma City lmao 😂

IWA?

Matthewjames1611 said:

PSC Pasco, WA my #5

Honestly miss the area. I lived in Walla Walla for a bit. Let me know if you need any super generalized information

TushingPin said:

Honestly miss the area. I lived in Walla Walla for a bit. Let me know if you need any super generalized information

Yea, that area is nice. I worked at PDT for a couple years before I got into the agency

BDUB said:

I got offered my previous facility….again. Even after a year out I’m thrilled.

So I got word that the reason was because the referral list was two months before my year was up out of the agency. Even though they made me go through the entire screening process again and I completed the process 2 months after my year date I’m still stuck with my old facility. Does anyone have a reference as to where this is even written down because from what I’ve read in the previous exp sop there’s nothing and in the reinstatement it just says 12 months out of the agency or your offered your previous facility. I get it that last line isn’t well defined I just don’t get how that’s my fault…

BDUB said:

So I got word that the reason was because the referral list was two months before my year was up out of the agency. Even though they made me go through the entire screening process again and I completed the process 2 months after my year date I’m still stuck with my old facility. Does anyone have a reference as to where this is even written down because from what I’ve read in the previous exp sop there’s nothing and in the reinstatement it just says 12 months out of the agency or your offered your previous facility. I get it that last line isn’t well defined I just don’t get how that’s my fault…

Are you applying on a previous experience bid or the reinstatement process, both are different with different SOP’s.

GulfCharlie said:

Are you applying on a previous experience bid or the reinstatement process, both are different with different SOP’s.

Previous experience bid. I’m aware they are different but I don’t think the FAA is because they keep interchanging the rules of both it seems like lol

BDUB said:

Previous experience bid. I’m aware they are different but I don’t think the FAA is because they keep interchanging the rules of both it seems like lol

Yeah no surprises there, such a well oiled government run operation.

BDUB said:

Previous experience bid. I’m aware they are different but I don’t think the FAA is because they keep interchanging the rules of both it seems like lol

Have you asked or did they tell you that you will need to wait another year to apply?

COcontroller said:

Have you asked or did they tell you that you will need to wait another year to apply?

Haven’t asked they did say in that same email on the next bid you will get an actual list. Currently 14 months out because the hiring process takes 6 months lol

BDUB said:

So I got word that the reason was because the referral list was two months before my year was up out of the agency. Even though they made me go through the entire screening process again and I completed the process 2 months after my year date I’m still stuck with my old facility. Does anyone have a reference as to where this is even written down because from what I’ve read in the previous exp sop there’s nothing and in the reinstatement it just says 12 months out of the agency or your offered your previous facility. I get it that last line isn’t well defined I just don’t get how that’s my fault…

So you have to be out 1 full year before the bid or 1 full year by the time you get onto the referral list to be able to receive a list?

BDUB said:

Haven’t asked they did say in that same email on the next bid you will get an actual list. Currently 14 months out because the hiring process takes 6 months lol

Right.

If anyone is in the same boat, I have terminal in December and in my TOL email they said they'd message me later when I'm closer to separating. I called today and they told me to try calling back one to two months before December if they haven't by then.

MirandaW said:

So you have to be out 1 full year before the bid or 1 full year by the time you get onto the referral list to be able to receive a list?

1 full year before the referral list is what they told me. Whoever set that rule up is something else though. If that’s the case I want my seniority to start that same time maybe their hiring process would be a little quicker lol

Apple-saucer said:

If anyone is in the same boat, I have terminal in December and in my TOL email they said they'd message me later when I'm closer to separating. I called today and they told me to try calling back one to two months before December if they haven't by then.

My terminal starts 18 Aug and I got my EODS (next step after TOL) 14 JUL. You should get it about a month before terminal as they also had me waiting for next steps.

Apple-saucer said:

If anyone is in the same boat, I have terminal in December and in my TOL email they said they'd message me later when I'm closer to separating. I called today and they told me to try calling back one to two months before December if they haven't by then.

Have you by any chance sent them a Statement of Service yet? I got my EODS the day after I sent them that (not sure if it was that or just the timing)