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Dennis Donovan

(29,456 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 05:04 PM Thursday

Josh Marshall‬: Really enticing offer from Elmo to retired ATC...

Josh Marshall‬ ‪
@joshtpm.bsky.social‬
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this degenerate clown's micro-bros have spent the last month sending emails to the PRESENT air traffic controllers begging, pestering, and trying to threaten them into resigning their jobs. and now this ...


Josh Marshall
‪@joshtpm.bsky.social‬
setting aside everything else can you imagine seeing this tweet when you check your phone at the beach enjoying your retirement and thinking, damn, Elon, that's a pretty enticing offer. things seem awesome in the federal workplace these days.
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM


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Josh Marshall‬: Really enticing offer from Elmo to retired ATC... (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Thursday OP
Chaos is the goal. Nt BootinUp Thursday #1
Absolutely. Nothing pleases pootin more. SheltieLover Thursday #3
"Come back and I promise not to fire you again for at least a week!" Midnight Writer Thursday #2
No, Come Back modrepub Thursday #6
The damage they have already done discouraging people from a career in public service Jarqui Thursday #4
Who in their right mind would take a federal job now? Irish_Dem Thursday #5
ATC has a mandatory retirement age of 56. Ocelot II Thursday #7

modrepub

(3,755 posts)
6. No, Come Back
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 05:32 PM
Thursday

To restart at a lower pay grade and less earned leave time.

Or better yet, contract everything out (for more $) so that the contract employee works for less money allowing the contracting company owner to pocket more for their own use.

Jarqui

(10,588 posts)
4. The damage they have already done discouraging people from a career in public service
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 05:15 PM
Thursday

will last for a few generations at least.

Ocelot II

(123,328 posts)
7. ATC has a mandatory retirement age of 56.
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 05:44 PM
Thursday

They couldn’t come back if they wanted to, and they probably don’t want to under the circumstances anyway.

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