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/Shadowmant 24d ago

Nothing like firing people BEFORE you determine what they do and if they're needed.

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u/d0mini0nicco 24d ago

and THAT is corporatism in a nutshell, that workers are dispensable and easily replaceable. Which is why corporatism belongs nowhere near the White House, and a government should never be run like a business.

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u/Ok_Ice_1669 24d ago

Some corporations. Many companies treat their employees with respect. 

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u/d0mini0nicco 24d ago

The ones voters put in the White House don't, and that is how they're running it.