I wanted to share my timeline in case it helps anyone else who is waiting for NYC OMB approval of their hire.

• Sept. 27, 2023 - Phone Screener for position
• Sept. 28, 2023 - Writing Test for position
• Oct. 19, 2023 - In-person interview for position
• Oct. 30, 2023 - Second In-person interview for position
• Nov. 2, 2023 - References requested & submitted
• Nov. 9, 2023 - Asked to re-apply as agency wanted to offer me a better title and salary
• Dec. 11, 2023 - Received and accepted conditional soft offer for position
• Dec. 12, 2023 - Laid off from my job at NYC Pride | Heritage of Pride Inc. due to “ongoing financial constraints” (I had planned to stay with NYC Pride until I started at agency)
• Jan. 3, 2024 - Started application process to become NYCPS Substitute Teacher to try and make money while waiting for NYC OMB giving me my start date for the job I accepted
• Jan. 29, 2024 - Completed application process for becoming NYCPS Substitute Teacher, including getting fingerprinted
• Jan. 31, 2024 - First day working as a sub in a NYCPS campus
• Feb. 22, 2024 - Sent email to see if NYC OMB approvals were going to speed up since the local news reported that Mayor Adams had ended the city's hiring freeze that went into effect on October 1, 2023
• March 8, 2024 - Got a phone call from my future manager saying that NYC OMB had approved my hire, and agreed on March 18 as start date
• March 8, 2024 - Got an email from agency's HR letting me know that I'd be getting a formal offer letter and to let me know that once I accepted the offer I would be notified of next steps regarding my onboarding
• March 9, 2024 - My formal offer letter arrived in my e-mail inbox
• March 11, 2024 - Submitted I-9 Paperwork and other documents per HR's instructions, and start date moved forward to March 13
• March 13, 2024 - My first day of work

From what I've been told, normally, a start date does not come this quickly after accepting the offer letter. However, since I had to be fingerprinted and have a background check run on me to be a NYCPS Substitute Teacher, the results of that can and will be applied to my account for the new job.

In case this matters, my position is a Non-Competitive-5 class job.