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Re: How not to get fired...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:24:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Work for the US Federal Government, that's how!
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> "Federal personnel data shows that just 434 civilian federal workers were
> fired for poor performance in 2001." (well under 1 in a thousand... not
> surprising since 98%+ get "fully satisfactory" performance ratings)
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> from a Cato Institute screed on the Fox News site:
Are you saying people should get fired just to meet some sort of Quota? What I
want to know is who elected the politicians who oversee this mess?! ;)
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,69557,00.html
I've not read this, but does it question funding levels for federal services -
particularly what money is available for staff training/development, salaries
and ensuring adequate staff levels? If public services in the USA are anything
like the UK(?), the staff will be under-paid, under-resourced and over-worked.
Scott A
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| Work for the US Federal Government, that's how! "Federal personnel data shows that just 434 civilian federal workers were fired for poor performance in 2001." (well under 1 in a thousand... not surprising since 98%+ get "fully satisfactory" (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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