Stunning how protected government workers are from dismissal

[livingston]

6:15 This is how F.. up we are in this country

 

[masterswimmer]

The rabbit hole keeps getting wider and wider.

I truly feel sorry for the young kids of this country. And yes i consider those under 40 kids.

 

[Robin]

If they can't fire them, give them a job where they sit. just sit, no phone, no desk, nothing, maybe occupy vacant jail cells looking for cockroaches.
Robin

 

[Phauxtoe]

the system is broken!

 

[togmaster]

It's beyond federal agencies. The same bull shit applies at the state and local level. Teachers for example that are accused of misconduct are placed in "rubber rooms" where they sit doing nothing all day at full salary. It's absurd.

 

[96coal449]

the system is broken!

And it's up to us to fix it. Stay on top of everything. Stay informed and be active. Plant seeds. The more people that awaken the better.

 

[Acer-m14]

my brother was a MP in Hawaii .. on detail .. escorting 1K a hour hookers to foreign high officials there ...

when i see my brother again .. i'll have to ask him how old they were ..

and hot teachers are getting jamed up for sex ed lol

 

[Saltwater60]

Yes it is crazy how protected they are. My friend works for the state and he jokes you’d have to kill people on two consecutive days in order to be fired.

I work for the state too, but it’s not like that in my department or at least not that I’ve seen yet. You have duties assigned and you get them done. The work load is not killer, but it’s fairly reasonable.

 

[Catskillkid]

It's beyond federal agencies. The same bull shit applies at the state and local level. Teachers for example that are accused of misconduct are placed in "rubber rooms" where they sit doing nothing all day at full salary. It's absurd.

I had a friend whose mom and dad were both teachers in Staten Island. They had lots of stories about folks who went to the rubber rooms. Unbelievable. Don't you wish your job gave you tenure?

 

[Steal2B]

At least Obama let this floundering DEA Secretary retire early with a big fat pension and benefits package that a fired employee would not be receiving .

 

[Steal2B]

Many times this crap is from lazy managers or supervisors with no backbone. When I worked for a Federal and State Agency, there was always a way to do the right thing. You just document the problem, package the documentation to build management concensus, take action now and deal with a potential grievance later. Then I found the bargaining unit sometimes never grieved or decided not to escalate appeals because the issue was well documented and the bargaining unit was concerned about legal expenses, publicity, or rank and file support. By the way, every case that I was involved held through grievance, appeal, and arbitration and my workforce appreciated supervisors / managers who always did and fought for the right thing voluntarily. I similarly fought to make sure my workforce (both blue collar and white collar) had what was needed to safely succeed (tools, support, work plans, coordinated schedules, training, protective equipment) and go home tired but with all their organs, skull parts, fingers and toes intact.