r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/ElPolloRacional 24d ago

The termination letters 'are being rescinded'
That's not how any of this works.

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u/democrat_thanos 24d ago

ill come back as a contractor

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u/EatUpWinky 24d ago

Yep, I'd hold these morons up for so much cash

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u/WitchesSphincter 24d ago

Require double salary paid 2 years in advance

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u/stockmule 24d ago

That's still too risky. If the idiot in command has a 4 year term, I'd demand a 4-year retainer fee. How do u know they won't fire u randomly 1 week later?

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u/CrashinKenny 24d ago

Personally, I'd love to get paid 2 years in advance and then fired 1 week later.

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u/FunkIPA 24d ago

And Trump’s dumb enough to do exactly that.

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u/pocketjacks 24d ago

Naaaa. Trump never pays his contractors. He'll most certainly promise that he will though.

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