Re: I applied for a VA job here (fwd)

[Noelle <noelle>]

 > From: Liza Samson <http://www.gmail.com/~lzsmsn>
 > Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 08:49:47 -0700
 > 
 > Hello Noelle, sorry I just saw this email
 > I am still at the VA
 > I hope you like the VA Palo Alto position
 > There's the return to office campaign so remote work abolished--everyone
 > had to come back and work in crowded rooms.  Your position should still be
 > remote as no advantage to being in person when it is all electronic. There
 > is an Ad hoc provision where you can still work remotely if they cannot
 > find space for you--so remote work still exists.  I like working at the
 > VA--been here 13 years. 3 in Washington, 10 in Oregon .  Good employer.
 > Check us out here in Portland as you are not limited if your work is
 > exclusively remote. The DOGE campaign seems to have faded out.
 > Liza
 > New address:
 > 12449 NW Fernleaf Lane
 > Portland, OR 97229
 > 
 > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote:
 > > Hi! How are you? Are you still working for the VA? My sister-in-law
 > > works for one in VT(she helps the vets with medical bill claims in
 > > the community). She is really worried and stressed out about the
 > > current administration and if she could get fired. So far she's OK.
 > > It seems she is finding her activism to counter the gloom, like
 > > going to protests.
 > > I saw a medical records technician(coder) job open at Palo Alto VA.
 > > I decided to apply to see if they would want to talk to me. I would
 > > prefer not to work fulltime. It looks like I could work from home,
 > > though PA not that far, and probably could take CalTrain and then a
 > > shuttle.
 > > I went to Cuba on an arts tour in Feb. for a week. I really loved it
 > > there. So I'm thinking of working a few more years so maybe I could
 > > have extra money for travel. I want to go back to Cuba. Authentic
 > > Cuba Tours in Canada(the local gal who organized our trip used this
 > > company) has all sorts of organized trips and they all
 > > sound really interesting.
 > > Anyway, I thought of you when I applied for VA. I hope things are
 > > not too stressful. Also, me and Robert are addicted to the TV show,
 > > The Pitt, about an energency room team in Pittsburgh.
 > > Noelle