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A Trailing Spouse Resumé
Everyone Foreign Service spouse should have one! Well, That Was Different shares her real-life”resumé” of accomplishments. Advertisements
Posted in And Another Thing..., EFM Employment, Reblogged
Tagged Eligible Family Members, Trailing Spouses
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FYI: Updated Hatch Act Guidance from the OSC
In November, we published Your EFM Hatch Act Toolkit, with relevant information from the Hatch Act and the Foreign Affairs Manual pertaining to Eligible Family Members. Recently (February 7, 2017), the Office of Special Counsel issued a memo with updated … Continue reading
What Is This New America?
From The Great Migration.
We Thought You Should Know
The American Civil Liberties Union has posted information for federal employees regarding their rights to freedom of speech. An excerpt: The Supreme Court has stated clearly that public employees cannot be fired for speaking on issues of public concern as … Continue reading
Posted in And Another Thing..., At The Office, Reblogged
Tagged Hatch Act, State Department
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The Trimmings and Trappings
Home for the holidays, from Woodland Travels.
Your EFM Hatch Act Toolkit
(This post was published in November, 2016. Please see yet another update to OSC guidance dated February 7, 2017 on this page.) OK, so, it’s been quite a week. And we all have Thoughts. Officers have Thoughts. Eligible Family Members (EFMs) … Continue reading
Sexual Harassment At Home and Abroad
A personal account of experiences all over the world from Is It Better Than a Brownie.
Posted in And Another Thing..., My Awesome Post, Reblogged
Tagged Expatriate, Foreign Service, Sexual Harassment
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Differences That Make the World Go ‘Round
A collection of cross-cultural observations from Red Licorice and Jujubes.
Posted in And Another Thing..., Reblogged
Tagged Crossing Cultures, Culture Shock, Travel
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Foreign Service Housing
It’s…quirky. The lowdown from Most Eligible Family.
Posted in And Another Thing..., FS Family Life, Reblogged
Tagged Foreign Service, Housing
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Ordering Tap Water in Europe
Europe’s tap water is perfectly safe in most cities, but just try ordering it in a restaurant. The Global Fork has it figured out in Germany, anyway.
Posted in And Another Thing..., My Awesome Post, Reblogged
Tagged Europe, Food, Germany
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