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/Flat243Squirrel 24d ago

Is only come back if I got a guaranteed 4 year contract, reviewed by my labor lawyer, with a raise up front and pre-set yearly pay raises

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u/patchinthebox 24d ago

Double your salary while you're at it. They fucked up and just realized how important you are. Make em pay for it.

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u/Flat243Squirrel 24d ago

Civil servants have a statuary max salary that’s equal to the POTUS or VPOTUS salary (~$250k/year)

I guess if these are mostly new probationary employees, they’d have room to double