Happens to people waiting for a security clearance

Jan 15, 2019
9:04:26am

LaserCoug All-American

They can't do the job until they have the clearance but they can't get a clearance until they have the job. Makes for a boring start of the job.

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Guy who sits next to me is going on 5 months with no work

4th and Niner

1/15/19 8:51am

Why would the company hire him to just watch tv?

TNT

1/15/19 8:53am

They needed a pinball expert and he was the first available one

4th and Niner

1/15/19 9:00am

Sounds like some projects out at the INL site

Mathew

1/15/19 8:55am

Lol. I used to be a contractor out there and had another situation like that.

mudpupper

1/15/19 8:59am

The ward I go to has a lot of INL employees. I know of two guys

Mathew

1/15/19 9:36am

It is so obnoxious to hear about these guys.

RexIdaCoug

1/15/19 9:55am

Yep

Mathew

1/15/19 10:10am

My company ran into a situation like that several years ago.

mudpupper

1/15/19 8:56am

Better than working for the government and not getting paid at all

pink22

1/15/19 8:56am

Well, working for the government is a stretch. They just aren’t getting paid

bluecougar1985

1/15/19 9:07am

Oh, they get paid.... after the budget is approved. Reimbursed for hours not

Benfica1

1/15/19 9:41am

I'd rather sit at a job doing nothing and get paid than work and not have any

pink22

1/15/19 10:05am

They’ll get paid as soon as Chuck and Nancy decide to pay them.

bluecougar1985

1/15/19 10:43am

Talk to congress. Oh, I'd rather do something AND get paid. They will get paid

Benfica1

1/15/19 11:39am

Someday. Hopefully.

pink22

1/15/19 11:44am

Even if they don't get paid they're still overpaid compared to private sector.

jvquarterback

1/15/19 11:59am

Maybe he could volunteer at the TSA.

kccougar

1/15/19 9:02am

Happens to people waiting for a security clearance

LaserCoug

1/15/19 9:04am

Quite common in that situation

CougarThug

1/15/19 9:05am

As a veteran who has recently (~3 years) transitioned from the service, I

TheLoneCougar

1/15/19 9:26am

I would be looking for opportunities for professional training to attend or I..

BYU Grounds

1/15/19 9:35am

This brings up an interesting question. What would you do in his shoes?

Y2k

1/15/19 9:49am

I'd do a bunch of classes on the Skillshare site or something like that

BYUfan92

1/15/19 10:10am

I’d probably watch Lost since I’ve never seen it

4th and Niner

1/15/19 10:14am

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