Q. I’m 60 with 24½ years of service. I was gone on detail and my position was filled with a permanent employee. So we are now both in the same position on the org charts. They are having me do the work no one wants to do, like a directives project that was due in 2009. I have been waiting for a buyout, but can they offer me a discontinued service out and are there any benefits?
A. No, they can’t. The only way you’d be eligible for a discontinued service retirement is if your agency officially proposed to separate you, either for poor performance or through such action as the elimination of your position.
