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Yes, I represented a woman fed who not only was fired by the Navy two weeks before Christmas, but she was fired for using FMLA.

Why, was she using family leave so much? Her husband was recovering from his cancer operation in November.

So much for Bush compassion.

Joe  | Friday, July 27, 2007 |  11:19 AM

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Feds are not immune from this type of Management. More often than not organizational decisions are made based on how well a boss knows the employee. If you play golf with the boss you are more apt to know what really matters to him at work because of the opportunity to get to know your boss. The better you know your boss and what he expects will allways benefit. You are not likely to get to know your boss in this way if the only contact you have is at work.

It's about who you know and who you ....  | Friday, July 27, 2007 |  07:53 AM

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This situation is not unique. I am mindful of a company president who saw, at years end, his business undergoing a severe downturn.

His choices were limited. Does he have a layoff before Christmas or after New Years? Should the layoff occur before the holiday season the employees could save expenses; however, if the layoff occured after New Years they and their families would have had a pleasant holiday, and a sad outlook. Either choice was rotten.

This president decided an after New Years layoff was best.

Samuel H. Cohen  | Friday, July 27, 2007 |  07:34 AM

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Well, well, well. Finally a story that meshes neatly with my "moniker"! Just another example of private industry's greed and lack of moral fiber. The best quote is still: "unregulated capitalism is unregulated evil". Amen.

Christmas Tree  | Friday, July 27, 2007 |  05:33 AM

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Tom,

If you'd worked in the OPM's Inspector General for six months, you'd have enough anecdotes about management deception, retalliation, and every type of misfeasance and malfeasance for a weekly story until you retire. How about these:

An anonymous OPM wide survey showed that 78 percent of OIG employees (approx. 78 employees) viewed IG management as devoid of any (that's right, ANY), positive management skills or expertise in all nineteen survey categories. Once informed of survey results, the IG called an all-hands meeting and angrily told his employees that there were no management flaws. Further illuminating his shocked staff, the IG suggested that any perceived problems emanated from within the employees themselves, that he slept well at night, and that employees should look in the mirror for an answer.

The IG and his senior audit managers cooked up an illegal and multi year hiring scheme that denied employment to military veterans. The IG allowed his senior managers to suborn fraud in a transparent attempt to cover up their lawless activity. After the fraud was exposed, the IG promoted the principal offending manager to the Senior Executive Service.

Anonymous  | Thursday, July 26, 2007 |  08:49 PM

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