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Government Employees work better with Nice Furniture
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:22 am
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:22 am
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Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:25 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Back in the day you had to order from UNICOR (furniture made by federal prisoners) unless you were an O6 or above.
GSA also sold furniture.
GSA also sold furniture.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:27 am to GatorOnAnIsland
That’s only like $1500 per employee over 4 years. That doesn’t seem unreasonable
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:34 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Furniture is one of the easiest things to waste money on to "spend it so you don't lose it".
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:34 am to GatorOnAnIsland
I’ve seen it.
The primary reason is the “use it or lose it” philosophy inherent in the budget cycle (spend at last year’s levels all year until we finally decide your current year budget a few months before the end of the fiscal year).
The primary reason is the “use it or lose it” philosophy inherent in the budget cycle (spend at last year’s levels all year until we finally decide your current year budget a few months before the end of the fiscal year).
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:37 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Can someone say “kickbacks”
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:20 am to BuckeyeGoon
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spend it so you don't lose it".
It’s true; if an office spent 100k last year on furniture, it had to spend that much or more on furniture the current year, or else the furniture budget would be reduced the next year.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:32 am to Night Vision
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Back in the day you had to order from UNICOR (furniture made by federal prisoners)
Back when Burl Cain was running Angola, he had a contract locked in with a lot of state offices for an operation called "Prison Enterprises" to provide furniture. It was all crap and cost a lot more than if we had ordered for one of the big box suppliers.. My office used to say their motto should be "Prison Enterprises - Half the Quality for Twice the Price!"
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:39 am to GatorOnAnIsland
And if you dont think a lot of this stuff ended up at the homes of these poor overworked and underappreciated federal employees I've got a bridge to sell you.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:51 am to GatorOnAnIsland
post-Covid prices will get you every time.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:08 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Ever watch "The Rookie" and the police station (obv a hollywood set and not real). All the chairs in the police station are $4500 Herman Miller Time Life chairs.
WTF man...
WTF man...
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:53 am to BuckeyeGoon
Yep. Don't know how many new chairs we got in September in the many squadrons I was in...
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:57 am to IMSA_Fan
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That’s only like $1500 per employee over 4 years. That doesn’t seem unreasonable
When I was in the AF I was stationed at the last training base in the US (based on time zones). Our job on the last day of the fiscal year was to stay late and spend any money left over from other bases. We got new desks, chairs, TVs, supplies, equipment every year just to spend the money.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:59 am to GatorOnAnIsland
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OPEN THE BOOKS -- Federal agencies have spent $4.6 Billion on furniture since 2021, despite most employees working from home.
My "office" in a maintenance/fab shop has a folding metal chair at a "desk" in the corner, and I work my arse off for $31/hour. Same desk and same chair in the same spot for over 20 years. And I wouldn't change it for the world.
Government expenditures have killed this country.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:59 am to IMSA_Fan
Does every person need new furniture that often? Maybe a chair, but a desk should last 20-30 years.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 10:10 am to IMSA_Fan
Do you think every single federal employee works at a desk? Take away the employees who dont require office furniture at all, those who work in shared workspaces and then remote workers. How much is it per employee now?
Posted on 12/12/25 at 10:12 am to GatorOnAnIsland
They’re useless
Leaches
Leaches
Posted on 12/12/25 at 10:12 am to GatorOnAnIsland
They furnished everyone’s home offices.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 10:27 am to TigerAxeOK
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OPEN THE BOOKS -- Federal agencies have spent $4.6 Billion on furniture since 2021, despite most employees working from home.
My "office" in a maintenance/fab shop has a folding metal chair at a "desk" in the corner, and I work my arse off for $31/hour. Same desk and same chair in the same spot for over 20 years. And I wouldn't change it for the world.
Government expenditures have killed this country.
This. My home office chair is worth about $15. I went to goodwill and bought three identical chairs, put all the good parts together and used it. It works great. Meanwhile all the grubbier parts went back on the other two parts donor chairs and they went right back to good will, and are probably in someone's shoot house now. WOnder how many deer my chairs have helped bag...
Posted on 12/12/25 at 10:45 am to TigerAxeOK
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a folding metal chair at a "desk" in the corner...Same desk and same chair in the same spot for over 20 years.
There's something really sad about that.
Bragging about sitting in a folding chair in the corner for over 20 years is just a weird sort of flex.
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