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In reply to the discussion: I am a Fed that is going to retire and so will 1000's like me [View all]cstanleytech
(27,179 posts)29. That's what's happening to my sister-in-law at Walmart who is a cake decorator.
They can't get anyone to help her as they simply aren't offering a good job to people that will actually pay their bills so consequently she's having to do the work of three people literally.
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This is one of Musk/Trump/Putin goals. Degrade and destroy the federal workforce,
Irish_Dem
Nov 24
#1
The TSF voters need to understand why they should care (and yes they should)
RandomNumbers
Nov 24
#11
Eye-opening post! More folks need to get informed about what is going to happen on the ground level
jmbar2
Nov 24
#4
Kudos to you! Sounds like you've got a more exciting future mapped out for yourself!
PortTack
Nov 24
#6
Good point: the guy put in charge of government efficiency paid $44 billion for Twitter.
surfered
Nov 24
#14
And he (muskrat) broke the world's record in loss of assets, estimates range from $182 billion to $200 billion...
SWBTATTReg
Nov 24
#34
I was a fed who was able to retire in 2017, 2 weeks after he was inaugurated the first time
BumRushDaShow
Nov 24
#21
That's what's happening to my sister-in-law at Walmart who is a cake decorator.
cstanleytech
Nov 24
#29
Yes there's a prevailing thought that bureaucrats just sit around all day doing nothing
underpants
Nov 25
#51
Thank you for your service! And I don't know about you, but I fucking hate Republicans
LymphocyteLover
Nov 25
#49