There is a balance between the extremes; and that is precisely the whole point of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics — of maintaining the balance between.
Life is full of extremes — of individuals who do nothing, or do too much; of authoritarianism or anarchy; of excessive spending or self-defeating restraint; the key is to find the median, the “middle ground”.
Some would argue, of course, that the mid-point is merely the compromise between the two extremes and thus achieves only a watered-down state of affairs; but that depends upon each individual circumstance. Is the only option available to succumb to either extreme?
In a Federal Disability Retirement case, the balance between is to file for Federal Disability Retirement benefits. For, the extremes are: Stay in the job and continue to struggle and to harm yourself by working in a position which continues to be destructive to your health; or, to resign and walk away with nothing.
The balance between is to file for FERS Disability Retirement benefits and seek a different kind of job in the private sector or state government.
Contact a Federal Disability Retirement Lawyer who specializes in OPM Disability Retirement Law, and begin thinking in terms of the balance between.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill
Lawyer specializing exclusively in FERS Disability Retirement Law
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