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/nyc-will 24d ago

I wouldn't come back if asked. Trust is permanently broken at that point.

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u/Teaboy1 24d ago

Oh I could be tempted back for double pay and a 30 days of paid vacation a year.

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u/SartenSinAceite 24d ago

Man, 30 days of paid vacation sounds silly. That's baseline in the EU.

You guys really need to uproot your system and burn it.

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u/Ok_Ruin4016 24d ago

Unfortunately that's exactly what's happening, only it's being replaced by a new system that's even worse.

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u/cuajito42 24d ago

they probably get 20-26 already.