- Leopards/Faces, Central Illinois edition Archived Message
Posted by ATL
on February 18, 2025, 9:48:06, in reply to "February 2025 politics thread "
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https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/my-turn-is-america-great-again/article_94d18d6e-ed8c-11ef-9a52-fb645dbac464.html First, I will start by saying that I am a conservative, longtime Republican and believer in the principles that do make America great. I voted for President Trump. But what I have experienced, and what thousands of other former federal employees are going through, is far from great. ... The position was as the state public affairs specialist, a job I knew well, as most of what I did in Africa was public affairs and security cooperation. Honestly, I was overqualified, having worked directly for a 2-star general task force commander and having been an adviser to two U.S. ambassadors. ... Upon my arrival, I was immediately approached by a member of the leadership team asking if I had received “a letter.” I had no idea what she was referring to. I went and logged in to my computer to see that at 7:50 p.m. the previous night, I had been sent an email titled “Notification of Termination During Probationary Period.” Included in the email were the details of how I had been removed from my position effective that day. The reason given? “The Agency finds, based on your performance, that you have not demonstrated that your further employment at the Agency would be in the public interest.” I was in shock. Because I have seen this before, I knew better than to take this personally. This was what had to be said to qualify my termination under federal regulation, but it was an insult nonetheless. It’s also factually untrue. My supervisor was not consulted about my performance; she didn’t even know this had occurred. My performance evaluation wasn’t even set up yet. I had worked very hard and can say, if asked, that any person in that building would speak to my excellence in performance. It was clear my performance had nothing to do with my termination. Also, this guy has a law practice AND is a federal employee? How does that work? https://ruggieripc.com/about/ |
- Buttcrack March 1, 2025, 8:54:20