Casey Bourne

Yeah, thank you for having me. It's definitely been a whirlwind of a week.

Yeah, thank you for having me. It's definitely been a whirlwind of a week.

It definitely was still a shock. There had been a lot of different things happening within our work over the last few weeks. A lot of programs being cut down, meetings and trainings being canceled, budgets being diminished in some of our projects. So there was definitely a lot of talk about how things were changing. And

It definitely was still a shock. There had been a lot of different things happening within our work over the last few weeks. A lot of programs being cut down, meetings and trainings being canceled, budgets being diminished in some of our projects. So there was definitely a lot of talk about how things were changing. And

Some of us were very afraid for our jobs, especially all of us probationary employees, because at the end of January, our departments had to give a list of probationary employees to the incoming administration. And at the time, they said that they weren't going to do anything with them. So we were all thinking that we were good, but Yeah. So the fear of being laid off definitely was in the air.

Some of us were very afraid for our jobs, especially all of us probationary employees, because at the end of January, our departments had to give a list of probationary employees to the incoming administration. And at the time, they said that they weren't going to do anything with them. So we were all thinking that we were good, but Yeah. So the fear of being laid off definitely was in the air.

Genuinely, I did not think that they were actually going to do it. So when I got that phone call from my supervisor, just giving me a heads up about everything, I was absolutely devastated.

Genuinely, I did not think that they were actually going to do it. So when I got that phone call from my supervisor, just giving me a heads up about everything, I was absolutely devastated.

Yeah, it was honestly very bizarre to me that they sent out this map. Well, they sent out the email individually to each person, but it was the same cookie cutter email. It didn't even address my name. It didn't address anyone's names. It just had this generic saying, and it just let us all know that we were let go. It was, yeah, reading it, I didn't even have any words to describe how I felt.

Yeah, it was honestly very bizarre to me that they sent out this map. Well, they sent out the email individually to each person, but it was the same cookie cutter email. It didn't even address my name. It didn't address anyone's names. It just had this generic saying, and it just let us all know that we were let go. It was, yeah, reading it, I didn't even have any words to describe how I felt.

And honestly, when I first got the email, I didn't even fully read through it. I just skimmed it because everyone had been talking about what was going on. And I did not have the bandwidth to read the entire thing at the time. I didn't fully read the letter until I think Tuesday. And when I got to that part that mentioned that we don't have the skills or the abilities to be inside the department,

And honestly, when I first got the email, I didn't even fully read through it. I just skimmed it because everyone had been talking about what was going on. And I did not have the bandwidth to read the entire thing at the time. I didn't fully read the letter until I think Tuesday. And when I got to that part that mentioned that we don't have the skills or the abilities to be inside the department,

I was not very happy because it was just not a true statement.

I was not very happy because it was just not a true statement.