Guests - Financial planner Allan Roth and federal career specialist Kathryn Troutman
Your government job is looking better all the time, especially to outsiders and most especially for people who left Uncle Sam for what they thought would be more pay and excitement. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of them are having second thoughts.
If you\'re betting on who gets the most this coming January, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says to put your money on the pay raise horse, not the cost of living mule.
Imagine being in an office where everybody looks, walks, acts and dresses like the boss, or where scrambling eggs is part of your duties. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s happening out there even as you read this.
Guests - Susan Grundmann, general counsel, National Federation of Federal Employees; Bill Bransford, general counsel, Senior Executives Association
What do you do if a coworker comes in dressed as a Nazi storm trooper, or if the boss asks you to put drops in his ears? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that problem employees and nasty bosses can make or break an office and he\'s got some examples.
If you were on vacation last week you missed some big ticket news items. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey brings you up to speed.
Thousands of high-level federal workers are now eligible to earn vacation on a fast-track plan previously reserved for members of the Senior Executive Service. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the first alert.
Would you like to wear an aloha shirt to the office or get out the old dog sled team when you get off work? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there\'s a Sunshine Network that alerts cold stateside feds to job openings in Hawaii.
They say that after years on the job many people don\'t want to retire, they just want to work less. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that dream may about to become true for CSRS employees.
Mondays can be tough, even if it is spring, but in today\'s Monday Mail Call column Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some stuff about you that should be uplifting.
Hey, did you hear the report that Uncle Sam is going to get rid of every federal worker who is 65 or older? Well, it\'s not true of course, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s one of the beauties making the rumor-rounds.
If you travel, either for Uncle Sam or for yourself, your assets are on the line every time you use a credit card. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some simple ways to protect yourself.
In what city is pork the favorite fruit of the ruling classes? If you guessed Washington DC you are a winner. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a look at how this odd taste preference going to affect the president\'s plan to overhaul government contracting.