When the electrical wiring in your housing at post isn’t exactly up to U.S. codes
foreignserviceproblems :
When you’re swamped at the end of the fiscal year and all of your staff are on leave because of a lack of funds to cash them out
cdnfsproblems :
When someone asks about the hardships of Foreign Service life
foreignserviceproblems :
When your boss gives you an honest area for improvement in your EER
foreignserviceproblems :
When an EX-01 on a first posting expects private school to be covered at a mission with compatible public schools
cdnfsproblems :
When someone asks what a control officer does
foreignserviceproblems :
When you get frustrated by roundabout diplomatic discourse
cdnfsproblems :
How diplomatic immunity works in practice at some posts
cdnfsproblems :
When you get asked an obscure foreign policy question at a public event and are able to answer it correctlty
cdnfsproblems :
When you’re talking to a non-Foreign Service person who doesn’t understand what you’re talking about
foreignserviceproblems :
