USSS Work/Life Question.....
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I ran into a young guy yesterday at a volunteer gig. We got to talking a bit about work and he shared that he got an offer to join USSS but as excited as he was about the offer, the few current and former members he's spoken with painted a bleak picture of work/life and family (divorce rate) prospects.
I know a few long term military folks with very successful marriages. But moving your family from base to base with hundreds/thousands of similar families is quite different, I suspect, than moving from place to place with USSS. Much fewer people around you in a similar situation, less of a local support network for relocated family members, very different work demands. Etc.
If my read on this is wrong, or someone would be interested in giving this guy some encouraging information, I'd like to try and make the connection. I didn't think to get his contact information at the time, but, will likely see him at a volunteer event next week.
If his warning lights are justified, I'm happy (sad) to relate that confirmation to him.
Anyway.... it troubled me enough that I thought I'd ask. I figured we had a few members in a position to offer a qualified opinion.
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Thanks.!
USSS Work/Life Question.....
They are hemorrhaging agents despite being among the best paid in that field, and I’ve certainly never heard of an 1811 with another agency applying to transfer there. Those are clues.
There’s evidence in this thread suggesting that USSS agents have taken a 50+% pay cut to leave.
That said, if this is an 1811 Special Agent position we’re talking about and not a Uniformed Division Officer position, it’s not easy to get the offer, and it does get your foot in the door. Even a UD position will stop the retirement clock. But those advantages come at a steep cost.
USSS agents who have gone over to the world of make your own schedule, work from home, never be on call, and don’t even have your phone with you on weekends say that OIG stands for “Oh, It’s Good”.
I think it’s a shame that the Service is in the shape it’s in. They have a lot of very good financial crimes and cyber crimes investigators, and a rich history of solid work.