SSmith
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This will probably apply to Federal employee more than the rest, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up about NSPS that was not discussed during our conversion.
I have recently accepted a job in a different Army unit. The position I am currently in is NSPS. The one I am moving into is not. (It is on the laboratory demonstration payscale.) As part of my out processing, I have been going through all the NSPS drills required for Early Annual Appraisal.
Yesterday my supervisor informed me of good news and bad news. The good news is my evaluation would be 4 out of 5. That puts me in the top 15-20% of our organization. The bad news is that since I am transitioning into a unit that is not under NSPS, I would receive no compensation for that outstanding rating. In fact, I would receive the same compensation as if I was rated a 1.
After reviewing SC1930 and SC1940 (the legalese for NSPS), I found the bad news to be correct. The lesson learned is this:
1. If you are leaving an NSPS position for a non-NSPS position, it is worth waiting until after your paypool pays out (1st payperiod in January) to start your new job. Even if you leave after the appraisal period but before the payout, you get nothing. (Technically, this shouldn’t be a problem when moving from an NSPS position to a different NSPS position, but a quick online search shows that this is also not occurring in many situations.)
2. If you are expecting a really bad appraisal, then leave before the first payperiod in January.
I have recently accepted a job in a different Army unit. The position I am currently in is NSPS. The one I am moving into is not. (It is on the laboratory demonstration payscale.) As part of my out processing, I have been going through all the NSPS drills required for Early Annual Appraisal.
Yesterday my supervisor informed me of good news and bad news. The good news is my evaluation would be 4 out of 5. That puts me in the top 15-20% of our organization. The bad news is that since I am transitioning into a unit that is not under NSPS, I would receive no compensation for that outstanding rating. In fact, I would receive the same compensation as if I was rated a 1.
After reviewing SC1930 and SC1940 (the legalese for NSPS), I found the bad news to be correct. The lesson learned is this:
1. If you are leaving an NSPS position for a non-NSPS position, it is worth waiting until after your paypool pays out (1st payperiod in January) to start your new job. Even if you leave after the appraisal period but before the payout, you get nothing. (Technically, this shouldn’t be a problem when moving from an NSPS position to a different NSPS position, but a quick online search shows that this is also not occurring in many situations.)
2. If you are expecting a really bad appraisal, then leave before the first payperiod in January.