- Ben Gibson moved from Washington from Washington from Washington and Washington to work with the Veterans Department of Veterans.
- During five months, the DoGe stopped working with thousands of other tests federal workers.
- Gibson said he just got an email and went to the same day without any clarity.
This is based on a conversation with a 46-year-old former government worker Ben Gibson, essay-to-to-toes, Idahoda. Edited for length and clarity.
I have been served in the US Navy for 8 years and then for five years in the private sector for five years before starting in August 2023.
About a year later, I decided between two competitive work proposals: US Veterans Affairs Office or Washington, DC based state work with a six-digit business department remote in private equity.
I had a little difficult conversations with my family and I decided to take the federal work. Its task felt close to my heart and wanted to settle a lifelong career with a guaranteed pension.
On February 13, after receiving from the house from the house, I received an email that I was tested, stressed my test. I’m shocked. It felt completely irreal and it was a terrible experience.
I moved to Washington, DC and planned my wife and my son to join me
I moved to DC and started my work at the end of August 2024. My plan was to pay two rentals until my wife and son joined me at the end of the school
Immediately I started working with the office integration office in VA. Our excessive goal was to take the executive department and operate a policy analysis to determine a predicted schedule, value and resource needs.
The other great thing we do has answered congressional inquiries. For example, we helped the veterans with a veteran hospital without switching distance. First, we focused on the development of program development, software management, data analysis, policy analysis and management.
I loved what I did and my colleagues were the most intelligent, hardworking, beautiful people I worked out.
I couldn’t believe me I put
When the first emails came out of the postponed resignation package, some did not feel like themselves. I convinced myself that if we would most likely be safe and influenced by ends and influenced this action, there would be a kind of protective mechanism that would prevent this movement. I feel a little stupid as I have to know.
The truth is that I have never received a performance review. I just think that the termination is crazy and a piece did not believe it.
I wrote from a high-ranking executive I work directly and told him I was fired. He thought I was joking. This is not only incredible for me, but also to participate in the decision-making process or aware of the least made changes.
Not required to sign anything before or after termination, just received an email. The next day I went into the office and I told the office and I said I said a few fast kindness.
My colleagues and I flee back
Immediately after the termination – came without cut or benefits – I joined a group of conversations in the same situation with some colleagues and me.
The US Merit Systems Defense Council (MSPB) has applied to the US Merit Systems, hoping to cancel or intervene or intervene in the federal judge. I will really go back to work, but I did not allow you to wait after a two-week radio silence.
I gathered my belongings and walked in my family in my family across the country. Fortunately, I was able to get out of my lease in DC. I have been home for less than a month and the main thing I’m trying to do is to process them all and understand what happened to the next.
Some of me feel regret not to get the postponed resignation package, but I did not know that my work was not in danger. I still know I got the risk of staying in a job I love.
I don’t trust the government right now but I would like to go back to work
It seems that the only function of the government is to serve the best interests of our leaders, and if you do not take place.
On March 12, the judge ordered the Trump leadership to restore fired test workers, but I have not received anything from VA. It is very difficult to tell what to do if it is restored.
If the VA, I would ask me to be temporarily allowed to work away and I would like to return to the fact that I would not be terminated. But I don’t see it.
I feel safer to work in the private sector
I am currently looking at some state, local and private sector.
When my personal sector left my work, at least he responded to me, there was HR to answer the questions and helped me to go to the next steps. I would take it on what happened to the government.
My experience is hard but I’m not alone. Thousands of others were fired and the remaining people were left to take the pieces.
I think these terminations will eventually slow the execution of services and the performance of veterans. I will not be wrong if I am.
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