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STIS! I'm in a major financial crisis. This post is the setup.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Aug 4 '24, 17:31

Summary: I was working at NGA (spy agency), took a polygraph and passed it. Disclosed that I used CBD gummies to help with insomnia, legal in VA. In April they yanked my SCI clearance and I was banned from the building, citing a threat to national security. I still hold active TS clearance. In June, I got an awesome job for more money, at the FBI HQ. It required lower clearance. But then the FBI denied me access to the building, calling me "unstable" because of gummies, and that job was yanked away. Well, that sucked, because I was relying on that job (and turned down two others).

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Just realized I skipped the crisis part. - loosilu Aug 4, 17:57 5
- Since you presume to work soon, I'd be looking into options like Prosper to get a loan or line of credit in case of emergency. -- nm - David Aug 4, 18:06 4
  - I have to assume it's a crazy interest rate. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 18:09 2
    - The answer depends on credit scores, but Prosper rates start around 7 percent. They can get crazy-high for poor credit. - David Aug 4, 18:14 1
      - thanks, greatly appreciate. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 18:50
  - I didn't know about this. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 18:07
Current issue. - loosilu Aug 4, 17:39 8
- - - amandaphone Aug 4, 18:28 1
  - Yes, I appealed. I only got the message I was denied two weeks ago. Yep it really took that long. - loosilu Aug 4, 18:51
- can you make an appointment to see someone, or is it first come, first served each day there? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 4, 17:58 2
  - more info, they make it EXTREMELY difficult to talk to a person, and they infamously use any excuse to deny benefits. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 18:57
  - It's walk up to the window. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 18:07
- it seems like going in person couldn't hurt, worse case you burn part of your morning -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 17:42 2
  - agreed -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 17:56
  - I agree with that. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 17:51
turbo-reboot the resume, get it out there? -- nm - mud Aug 4, 17:39 1
- Yes, that is not a problem. THe problem is that it takes several weeks to go through the process -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 17:40
Over.... CBD? That's insane -- nm - colin Aug 4, 17:33 6
- pretty in line with the federal government's stance on it though, which is to say insane. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 18:00 3
  - Yes, completely insane. I can appeal it. I have to hire an attorney for several thousand dollars and it will take months. - loosilu Aug 4, 18:09 2
    - which is also insane! -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 18:13 1
      - They treated me like a criminal. I was told I had to leave the building immediately. -- (edited) - loosilu Aug 4, 19:09
- And I passed a no notice drug test. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 17:40
- Completely insane. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 17:40

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