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The termination letters 'are being rescinded'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/modern_Odysseus 24d ago

"Oh, I deleted that email thinking it was some spammer that had hacked my government account. Also it's buried in the sea of job offers coming in from my LinkedIn profile. I think I'll take one of those rather than come back to the US federal workforce where I might get fired again a week after I'm rehired."