In Oregon, that is almost a curse word. The state wor...employees have got such a ratchet around state government, they re-elected a clear criminal, just so he could immediately resign to escape prosecution, and we have an un-elected governor for 4 years, who will be elected and reelected. So we have the same person for 12 years now. What a deal, and all because they promise to never reform the super rich retirement system the little piggy people live on here. Between retired state wor..employees and current ones, they form an unassailable block with unions to ensure true socialism means they get all the money they can steal, and only have to show up for something, somewhere..maybe. And of course, vote Dumbocrap every time. A large rat could be elected in Oregon, as long as it is a registered Dumbocrap rat..come to think of it, I think they do.

Can't say, but this song has been sung for the last 40-50 years I have been around. Never happens, as they are almost a self sustaining form of bacteria, just as id duplicated in 50 states and DC/PR. Is it any-wonder we blow trillions now instead of billions?

I was a contractor at a federal agency for a while... they were entitled to a board review for moving their work location to a different cubicle.. such as with or without a window, as that impacted their 'working conditions'.

One reason we had a shuttle blow up. No one wanted to question an issue with seals everyone knew about, even in Morton Thiokol they didn't. Another object lesson none of the idiots learned from.

The military has had that program for 40 years or so. We used to say turds float to the top of the cesspool and it usually matched performance.

World's smallest book.

The whole "HR" thing is a racket from the get go. I have not met an "HR" person, who was actually human. I stay away from them like the plague, and working nights is one way to do it..they apparently do not come out after dark.

If EPA bureaucrats spent their time on ordinary pornography we would be a lot better off. Agencies like EPA, NPS, etc. are run and inhabited by viro ideologues there to hijack the power of government agencies to impose their own misanthropic nihilistic nature worship.

Their entrenchment is protected in the "civil service", which is why it is practically impossible to get rid of them. Political appointees who could be removed by the following administration transfer to the civil service to protect themselves.

When the top SES bureaucrats (Senior Executive Service) are caught in scandals, the bureaucracy closes ranks and rewards them with raises and promotions in compensation for their "suffering" at the hands of those who expose them. It would be better if they did spend their time on ordinary pornography instead of their ant-private property rights agenda that is so unjust in trampling citizen's civil rights that it is pornographic at a new and lower level of depravity.

And an HR one for offending the women, boys girls, dogs cats and turtles involved. That just illustrates why the looters need to loot us so hard and so often, this is just what escapes the turd filters, imagine what really goes on....

I am not sure there is even that caveat. I rank the process just below killing cockroaches in permenancy and speed.

Exactly.

We know that from our experience, I find a lot of people think that Feds are as subject to some kind of performance requirement as the rest of the real world. I have had people tell me "No, you must be wrong, you can fire anyone for cause", and I give up, believing they probably also vote for HillaryBeast....

Exactly. There is just something that is so wrong with this whole mess. I just watched Trump in an interview with OReilly, and while he is supremely confidant, he just seems to blather on. It is scary to think of him as President, but on the other hand, it is scarier to think of the alternatives. There is no such thing as a "statesman" anymore, and hasn't been for probably 100 years. The HillaryBeast thing is just an arrogant presumption of royalty, she really, really believes she is above the law, in many ways. Anyone who does a close look at what she has done as SecState and her foundation, and does not label her a traitor, is denying the truth. There were way too many "things" that magically happened in foreign countries, with huge donations to the Foundation right afterwards. All of her supporters will just ignore whatever does not fit their model, as well as the same for Republicrats. It is a very bad situation, but only 1% of our population is willing to even think about it.

This has been common knowledge in my sphere (US Navy) since the 80's. We knew the federal shipyard people could not get fired, even when we caught them stealing and looting the boat itself. One guy was caught in Philly NSY with a whole truckload of mahogany wood that was for our deck, and sold it. The gave him a letter of censure. That was in 1979. Nothing has changed, which is why we are where we are. It is also why crappy service is their standard. The VA story was one of nightmares. Yet the sheeple continue to endorse the corrupt system, as long as they get what they want.

Yes he did, but I believe the Justice department fought lawsuits for 20 years afterwards, maybe still are....

That would be almost a comedy show, his bluster and a Union stewards middle finger....