r/OregonStateWorkers

hi, I’m in an executive services position. Not represented by the union. My current job is hybrid, and I go into the office at most once a month. I live two hours from Salem currently. It would be much cheaper for me to live right across the river in Washington. My agency allows out of state hybrid and remote work, but I worry about it limiting my ability to switch jobs into other agencies or become a de facto cap on my career. In a perfect world, I have another 30 years with the state. I'm wondering if anyone who lives in WA but works for Oregon can share their experience.

Hoping someone might be able to enlighten me. I need to submit my notice to my current employer after accepting a state job. It’s showing “pre-employment checks” in Workday. Offer was contingent on basic background check which should be good to go - does Workday update before your first day that everything was finalized? I’ve been told everything is good for my start date, but since Workday still shows the checks I’m hesitant to put my notice in. The job market has been so crazy the last year, I’ve never hesitated to put my notice in before now.

Recently received a mass email update from a health services provider, shared below.

TLDR: For this provider, claims filed in January 2026 were only processed in April. Claims filed in February are beginning to come back in May. Many claim processing outcomes are not what patients expected. Patients are still on the hook for any unexpected uncovered costs.

I submitted a sexual abuse complaint (with solid evidence and witnesses) against my LCSW therapist THREE YEARS AGO and not a damn thing has been done about it.

The BLSW is a joke.