Originally Posted by: RodoHinote 
Originally Posted by: XFed77 Originally Posted by: scottyd27 Originally Posted by: NoodleCounter Originally Posted by: goldscca I am a GS-11 Auditor for the TTB and I applied for the GS-9 RO position
I'm just curious, why go down two grades? Will it help you break into (or through) GS 12? Is GS 11 about the furthest that you could go as an auditor for the Tax & Trade Board?
Because that’s the entry positions. 7 or 9.
As he’s internal he’ll have pay retention. So he won’t loose money.
Since this is a voluntary transfer to a lower grade in another position, he won't lose money if his pay is the same or less than a (GS-09 step 10) at the POD where he's hired as an RO. If for example, he's a GS-11, step 10 as an Auditor for TTB, he will be placed at the highest step possible as an entry-level RO: GS-09 step 10, so he will actually be making less money. Pay retention can't be more than step 10 at the grade you are going to if it is a voluntary transfer.
On the other hand, if he's a GS-11 step 1 through 5 at TTB, he might even get more money for going down in grade because they place him at the step equal to or immediately more than his pay as a GS-11 if it's between the 10 steps of the GS-09 of his POD.
In some instances, there is pay retention of 100% to a lower grade if it was a Management decision to transfer the employee through no fault of his own.
https://www.opm.gov/poli...ximum-payable-rate-rule/https://www.opm.gov/poli...ct-sheets/pay-retention/ What about someone in my situation? I’m seeing responses to questions for someone who applied internal. What about someone who applies external, but from another federal agency like SSA, VHA/VBA, TSA, etc.? If someone like myself who is a GS-7 (soon to be 9) applied to both the 7 and 9 positions, and were offered the 7 just after being promoted to a 9, will they also qualify for pay retention, or are people like this just out of luck. I ask this, because I myself work for another federal agency, and while I applied to both the 7 and 9, I can very well be offered the position at the GS 7, and knowing that within a few weeks from now I’m due for a promotion to GS 9.
You must have been at the GS-09 at least 90 days for you to get the pay retention per the OPM "Maximum payable rate rule" that I posted above. It doesn't matter what agency you are coming from, as long as it is a federal agency. Here is the excerpt:
(The highest previous rate must be a rate of basic pay received by an employee while serving-
"On a regular tour of duty under an appointment not limited to 90 days or less; or
For a continuous period of not less than 90 days under one or more appointments without a break in service.")
So, let's say that you get the GS-07 as an RO. You will only get the same pay at the step you are right now, (as MAK94 posted was his experience on the previous post). So, for example, if you are a GS-07 step 1, you will be a GS-07 step 1 as an RO for 1 year.
If you become a GS-09 RO, then it worked out well for you.
Per the OPM, no one is forcing you to leave the job where you are at, in which you are going to get a promotion to a GS-09 soon, to become a GS-07 at another position. It is your choice, it is a gamble on your part. And this applies to Dept. of Treasury employees and other Federal Agency employees.
If you get the GS-07, even if you lose on the GS-09 promotion, it may pay off for you in the future if you are at a position where the promotion potential is lower than the RO.
Decisions/Choices...
Edited by user Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:06:43 PM(UTC)
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