Anonymous Federal Worker

I was an enforcement attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And I think it was 7.06 p.m. is when I got the email. saying that I had been fired.

I was an enforcement attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And I think it was 7.06 p.m. is when I got the email. saying that I had been fired.

I received an email telling me that I was terminated. And then I received another one telling me I was terminated again. And then I got an email saying all of those terminations were rescinded. And then I got two more emails telling me that I was terminated again. And so I was fired.

I received an email telling me that I was terminated. And then I received another one telling me I was terminated again. And then I got an email saying all of those terminations were rescinded. And then I got two more emails telling me that I was terminated again. And so I was fired.

I just got home, got in my apartment, Ten minutes later, I got a notification that was just a copy and paste email that it looked like where my name and position was filled in, citing my performance as the reason for firing. They said, due to my poor performance.

I just got home, got in my apartment, Ten minutes later, I got a notification that was just a copy and paste email that it looked like where my name and position was filled in, citing my performance as the reason for firing. They said, due to my poor performance.

I reached out to my supervisor, just let her know. I said, hey, I just got an email from the director saying that I was terminated. And she comes back and says, I'm so sorry. And then she's like, I got the same one. And so she had been terminated as well. But then this morning, she got up and is looking at her own email. And there's an email from our director saying, I got some new information.

I reached out to my supervisor, just let her know. I said, hey, I just got an email from the director saying that I was terminated. And she comes back and says, I'm so sorry. And then she's like, I got the same one. And so she had been terminated as well. But then this morning, she got up and is looking at her own email. And there's an email from our director saying, I got some new information.

Your name should not have been on that list. So you can ignore the termination email. You are not fired. People need to know what's actually happening. It's just chaos. It was just the fact that we think you're easier to fire. So we're going to go ahead and do it.

Your name should not have been on that list. So you can ignore the termination email. You are not fired. People need to know what's actually happening. It's just chaos. It was just the fact that we think you're easier to fire. So we're going to go ahead and do it.

You know, it felt like punitive and inhumane, if I may.

You know, it felt like punitive and inhumane, if I may.

It's just, you know, you feel gutted. Our president, our administration right now does not care. They could care less.

It's just, you know, you feel gutted. Our president, our administration right now does not care. They could care less.

I feel kind of betrayed by the whole thing because there are processes and procedures for doing everything. And they're not being followed anymore.

I feel kind of betrayed by the whole thing because there are processes and procedures for doing everything. And they're not being followed anymore.

My sense when terms like draining the swamp were being thrown around before was that it was more directed at politicians and lobbyists and not like the actual work of the federal government.

My sense when terms like draining the swamp were being thrown around before was that it was more directed at politicians and lobbyists and not like the actual work of the federal government.

I think I'd like to be really clear here and say that I would agree with the statement that there can sometimes be inefficiency in federal government processes. I don't think that that means that the way this administration is going about making changes is the way to do it.

I think I'd like to be really clear here and say that I would agree with the statement that there can sometimes be inefficiency in federal government processes. I don't think that that means that the way this administration is going about making changes is the way to do it.