From the Washington Post:
They were civil rights lawyers, Social Security employees and labor experts. And now they’re all in completely different jobs. To fill vacancies left behind by waves of firing and resignations in the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government, agencies are reassigning people to posts they know little about. That includes people who were forced out of jobs that are required by law or are essential to basic government functions, according to interviews with 20 federal employees across seven departments, most of whom spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. …
The result, employees said, is that work is being done less efficiently by people with little relevant experience or background, even if they have spent years in government in other positions. One former IT worker at the Social Security Administration — newly reassigned to disability benefits processing — described the changes as “leaving a Bugatti in the garage” and “a strategic decapitation of institutional knowledge.” …
6 comments:
The clown administration leads by example and selects cabinet members that have no clue what they are doing. America has become the laughingstock for the world. They figure that this experiment is such a success that they will apply the same standard across government. How is it working out? Midterms elections in 2026 can’t come fast enough! The lesson to all, elections have consequences.
Project 2025 going as planned to cripple Social Security...
It’s a symptom of the times. Relatedly, the new OPM head recently said that the government shouldn’t worry about providing stable employment and instead focus on making the government into a place where smart people work on challenging tasks. In other words, he wants government to function more like it does in reality, rather than the fantasy he and his idiot friends with Fox News brain rot have bought into.
From the same article - "Those positions require deep knowledge of the agency’s rules and systems." Shouldn't a lawyer at SSA already possess deep knowledge of the agency rules? If not how good would they have been as a lawyer, much less a claims specalist?
Bugatti's are hardly ever driven. They tend to stay in garages, and appreciate over time. No one wants a high mileage hypercar. The comparison is ridiculous, no one wants these reassigned people either, that's why they didn't leave.
But...but...I thought as long as they answer the phones quickly, everything would be ok? 🙄
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