Senate Democrats are warning that new limits on annual leave and sick time at the IRS and the Social Security Administration will push more employees out the door, making it harder for Americans to get assistance from these agencies. …
In a letter to Frank Bisignano, the IRS chief executive officer and Senate-confirmed commissioner of SSA, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. led colleagues in denouncing this new policy as a “cruel and unjustified plan that is likely to drive additional employees out the door, doubling down on the administration’s already disastrous efforts to push out federal employees.” …
“Your actions give the appearance that this policy is less about improving service delivery, and more about punishing federal employees — and by extension, the American people,” the senators wrote. …
In a new policy announced on Friday, Social Security commissioner Frank Bisignano announced that all employees must be kicked in the balls upon entry to the building.
ReplyDeleteThis productivity measure ensures that employees are alert & vigilant at the start of their tour of duty as they begin to take 1-800 number calls, ensuring that all callers, even the early ones, receive the quality of service they have come to expect from SSA.
I'm filing an EEO complaint. It's unfair to exclude female SSA employees from this program.
DeleteYour EEO complaint will go in the circular file since there is a good chance that the agency has been dismantled by this administration. 🗑️
DeleteOf coooooooourrse.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s cruel is the ever expanding workloads of SSA employees and the solution is overtime. Today an additional workload was put in our inbox courtesy of the Supreme Court.
ReplyDeleteIn a 6-3 decision, the justices granted a request for emergency relief from the Justice Department to stay a June ruling from a judge in Washington, D.C. The judge had blocked the Department of Homeland Security's overhauled database — called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, system — which the administration allows states and localities to use to verify citizenship and immigration status of registered voters.
Has OT even been approved past this fiscal year? Haven’t heard any dept being approved yet.
DeleteNo advanced leave. Not a good policy but it won't affect many employees. Still not a very humane policy.
ReplyDeleteAdvanced leave, of any type, should never have been a thing. Donated leave is a far better solution for folks in need.
ReplyDeleteProblem with that notion is they don’t allow donations of anything but vacation time, which just doesn’t add up the way sic leave does due to restrictions on long term accrual. Thanks as always for sharing your glib and uninformed opinion though
Delete“All your leave is denied due to ‘operational needs’, you peasants!” - SSA
ReplyDeleteA lot of FO employees are about to walk.