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vicarz ([personal profile] vicarz) wrote2014-04-17 07:30 am

AND TODAY IN EEO

1. Famous eeo filer met his wife in eeo activity. Her idea was to not report to work for over 2 years because she thought she could blame the Agency and get paid for the time she didn't work. She was fired, but is mired in appeals. He, however, files more than her and continued to work and engage in conflicts with supervisors, coworkers, and plant employees. Now he's busted for several infractions including hitting on several female plant employees, asking them to take him home, and giving out his cell to hook up away from home.
2. Employee who teleworks frequently was scheduled to work in the office, but it snowed. He failed to report to work or telework, claiming he had "connectivity issues" the day it snowed. However, he worked the next day in telework status claiming the connectivity issues were resolved. He then claims the supervisors questions about this incident are harassment.
3. Office is told to produce daily logs/reports of work performed (I hate this idea, but hang on). He reports "nothing," claiming no work was assigned to him. He goes further, noting in a complaint that when he has no work to do, he just reports to the office "and reads or whatever." When questioned on not having work or not working, he claims harassment.

Look, I know these stories are offensive and that if I were ever asked or provided the opportunity to tell a congressional panel, or the media, about how our tax dollars are wasted in various litigation that only exists in the fed gummint that the FLRA and free-EEO programs would be shut down in a matter of days (despite claims of racism blah blah) and in a better world I would not have this job to do. However, as long as the laws allow this much silliness, I take great pride in trying to save tax dollars.

More, I have the best job in the world. You know all those stupid people saying stupid things in facebook? Imagine if you got to argue against them, and then somebody ruled on who won the argument. That's my job - silencing internet trolls.

[identity profile] joanarkham.livejournal.com 2014-04-17 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm constantly worried about getting a bad review or fired or downgraded and then I read this stuff. I mean, I'm glad you're finding people who game the system but...I kind of wish I had that amount of self-confidence. (Or even just self-delusion.)

[identity profile] vicar.livejournal.com 2014-04-17 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Well there are very good, and very tough, in rare instances managers who are both good and tough. Exceptions don't make the rule, but they do make some amazing stories.

Sometimes I remind myself that I get a few jackass stories out of a workforce of 10,000.

Related: before you accuse your boss of discrimination on the basis of race, black - make sure you know whether her husband is black. Tee-hee!

[identity profile] bluvampr.livejournal.com 2014-04-18 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
before you accuse your boss of discrimination on the basis of race, black - make sure you know whether her husband is black

doh!