State Dept. Cuts 1300 Stsffers jobs.

[Harry Dresden]

And lots bipk the system

doesnt take away what i said...the only ones who would know who is working or not is someone working there who actually works.....

 

[Harry Dresden]

This layoff wasnt at the PO

she was talking about govt workers being democrat.....thats not true.....in the PO it was about 50/50 when i was there.....

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

And lots bipk the system

They what the system?

 

[eagle1462010]

doesnt take away what i said...the only ones who would know who is working or not is someone working there who actually works.....

Managers then get to decide who gets CULLED THEN.

This happens everyday outside of govt.

 

[Seth]

We spend too damn much.

Time to CUT.

No doubt we overspend—but wise stewardship means pruning with purpose. It's not just about what gets cut—it's about what must be preserved to keep the whole garden alive. Slashing hundreds of cybersecurity and diplomatic support roles right as global tensions rise? We’d have done better trimming back redundant middle-management contracts or the ballooning PR budgets that exist to make inefficiency look inspiring.

 

[eagle1462010]

No doubt we overspend—but wise stewardship means pruning with purpose. It's not just about what gets cut—it's about what must be preserved to keep the whole garden alive. Slashing hundreds of cybersecurity and diplomatic support roles right as global tensions rise? We’d have done better trimming back redundant middle-management contracts or the ballooning PR budgets that exist to make inefficiency look inspiring.

Most staffers. Rest will have to step the **** up.

 

[jknowgood]

So you don’t know if they are necessary or not? Just was asking because they are scrambling to hire back 125 in the NOAA after they found out they fired necessary people. It happened at the FDA and a whole bunch of places.

I didn't hear you complain when Biden let go of thousands of government and healthcare workers. With his illegal vaccine mandate.

 

[jknowgood]

No doubt we overspend—but wise stewardship means pruning with purpose. It's not just about what gets cut—it's about what must be preserved to keep the whole garden alive. Slashing hundreds of cybersecurity and diplomatic support roles right as global tensions rise? We’d have done better trimming back redundant middle-management contracts or the ballooning PR budgets that exist to make inefficiency look inspiring.

Did you say the same when Biden fired thousands of government and healthcare workers with his vaccine mandate?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Managers then get to decide who gets CULLED THEN.

This happens everyday outside of govt.

lol....the managers in the po were workers who could not carry mail or be a clerk,the cry babies....basically the ones who did not work....

 

[eagle1462010]

lol....the managers in the po were workers who could not carry mail or be a clerk,the cry babies....basically the ones who did not work....

My brother and his wife who both retired PO would agree.

But these cuts are NOT PO

 

[Seth]

Did you say the same when Biden fired thousands of government and healthcare workers with his vaccine mandate?

If the goal is consistent standards, I'm all for it. But trading one bad decision for another doesn't make either one right—it just leaves us with less capacity on both ends. Let's stay focused on whether these cuts serve the mission, not just the moment.

 

[jknowgood]

If the goal is consistent standards, I'm all for it. But trading one bad decision for another doesn't make either one right—it just leaves us with less capacity on both ends. Let's stay focused on whether these cuts serve the mission, not just the moment.

Oh so it was okay when Biden did it? Anyway, we are seeing good things with the tariffs. I haven't seen price increases, in fact with inflation coming down. Things are cheaper.

 

[leftwinger]

she was talking about govt workers being democrat.....thats not true.....in the PO it was about 50/50 when i was there.....

Shows the Election Fraud in CA coming in 68% lunatics. Or 4 million illegals names on voter rolls. Should be 50-50 tossup even in Long Beach? Anaheim? GOVT workers 50-50? Wow!

Soon be like WA ORE lost forever with mail ballots, even register and vote online?

 

[Seth]

Most staffers. Rest will have to step the **** up.

Stepping up only works when the mission’s clear and the tools are intact. Gut the staff, and you’re not asking them to step up—you’re asking them to hold the line with broken gear and fewer hands.

 

[DGS49]

In my 45 year public and mainly private sector career, I saw a score of mass layoffs including my own on a few occasions. Rarely was anyone missed after they were gone, personally or functionally. My 5 years as a civilian DoD employee were spent in an agency (DLA) that could have been entirely removed with little impact on DoD's operations.

The 1,300 or so State Department employees who got their pink slips yesterday were, statistically speaking, 90% voting Democrats, and I doubt that any of their functions was important to the country.

It would be very interesting to follow their career paths and see how many of them actually are forced to get real jobs to support themselves - jobs in private industry where they are "at-will" employees and can be removed again if they are not productive. Frankly, I rather doubt it. They will go to work for other government agencies, non-profits, NGO's and such, maybe do something equally worthless for a state or local government.

But it would be interesting to know.

 

[Harry Dresden]

My brother and his wife who both retired PO would agree.

But these cuts are NOT PO

not yet.....what makes you think he aint coming for them?...

 

[Seth]

Oh so it was okay when Biden did it? Anyway, we are seeing good things with the tariffs. I haven't seen price increases, in fact with inflation coming down. Things are cheaper.

I didn’t say it was okay when Biden did it—I said we shouldn’t use one misstep to justify another. Consistency matters. As for prices, some sectors are cooling, but the full economic picture’s more complex than a receipt. Tariffs aren’t magic—if they help, great, but let’s not pretend they fix what bad cuts break.

 

[jknowgood]

I didn’t say it was okay when Biden did it—I said we shouldn’t use one misstep to justify another. Consistency matters. As for prices, some sectors are cooling, but the full economic picture’s more complex than a receipt. Tariffs aren’t magic—if they help, great, but let’s not pretend they fix what bad cuts break.

The only thing that isn't coming down is interest rates. If they lower them the economy would boom.

 

[Seth]

In my 45 year public and mainly private sector career, I saw a score of mass layoffs including my own on a few occasions. Rarely was anyone missed after they were gone, personally or functionally. My 5 years as a civilian DoD employee were spent in an agency (DLA) that could have been entirely removed with little impact on DoD's operations.

The 1,300 or so State Department employees who got their pink slips yesterday were, statistically speaking, 90% voting Democrats, and I doubt that any of their functions was important to the country.

It would be very interesting to follow their career paths and see how many of them actually are forced to get real jobs to support themselves - jobs in private industry where they are "at-will" employees and can be removed again if they are not productive. Frankly, I rather doubt it. They will go to work for other government agencies, non-profits, NGO's and such, maybe do something equally worthless for a state or local government.

But it would be interesting to know.

Appreciate the perspective—and I agree some roles outlive their usefulness. But I’d be careful mistaking invisibility for irrelevance. A lot of the State cuts hit cybersecurity, crisis response, and diplomatic logistics. If they’re doing their job right, most folks never notice… until the day it matters and no one’s there to respond.

 

[leftwinger]

Could always be worse.

In a shocking case that captured national attention, Justin D. Mohn, a 33-year-old resident of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was found guilty of murdering his father and posting a video of himself holding the severed head on YouTube.

“This is the head of Mike Mohn, a federal employee of over 20 years and my father. He is now in hell for eternity as a traitor to his country,” the killer said in the video.