Former federal employees shared their heartbreaking stories after they were the target of the radical dismissal of the Trump government.
In an emotional video to MSNBC, fired employees from different agencies revealed the crucial roles they performed before they lost their jobs.
From cyber security officials to preserving jobs in national parks, these employees described the crucial tasks they have performed – with many, their absence warns Americans in danger.
Dr. Ben Andrew, who supervised cyber security for the VA.GOV website, warned the public of the implications of his resignation.
“About a third of the USDS, including me, was fired last week,” he told viewers. “Without people like me make sure that VA.GOV is safe, the private financial and health care data of American veterans run the risk of being stolen, sold and used to the highest bidder to harm people.”
In the meantime, Riley Ratcliffe shared how his role as a storage employee in Yosemite National Park was crucial for the experience of visitors.
“I grabbed diapers from the side, toilet paper, beer bottles, cigarette butts, you name it, so you didn't have to see it,” he explained.
Katie Sandlin, who served as Chief of Security and Emergency Management at the Philadelphia VA, described its position as a 'mission critically' for guaranteeing 'the health and safety of all those who have entered into our facilities'
He also shared his deep dedication to the park service despite the low wage.
Katie Sandlin, who served as Chief of Security and Emergency Management at the Philadelphia VA, described its position as a 'mission critically' for guaranteeing 'the health and safety of all those who have entered into our facilities'.
The segment to the attention of employees of different federal departments, including the National Institutes of Health, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Forest Service and Multiple Veteran Affairs.
Many explained that they had joined the civil service, not for financial gain, but from patriotic duty.
Cody Anderson, who monitored water quality in 'The largest reservoir in the United States', explained that his role was crucial to ensure that when people are sailing or swimming, the water quality is sufficient to make people healthy to keep. '
Nick Hand worked in Genomics Education at the NIH after moving from Alabama to Maryland.
He shared that he entered public service because he “was passionate about helping others to learn science and also give it back to a country that has given me so much.”
Despite their resignation, various former employees expressed the willingness to immediately return to their positions if they get the chance.
Former federal employees shared their stories after they were the target of the radical redundancies of the Trump government. In an emotional video to MSNBC, fired employees from different agencies revealed the crucial roles they have performed before they lost their jobs
Riley Ratcliffe shared how his role as a storage employee in the Yosemite National Park was vital for the experience of visitors
“If they backed to me my job tomorrow, I would take it despite all the chaos and the risk,” an employee said. “The mission is still there and I am still ready to be part of it.”
The video ends with a powerful statement that evokes misconceptions about federal employees.
'We are not Deep State actors. We are not faceless bureaucrats. I am a veteran who wants to help factories. That is why people become members of the federal service. They do it to help others and serve their country. This is the face of the federal agencies. '
This is when the Trump government continued its massacre of the American Agency for International Development, cutting 2,000 employees and placing anything but a fraction of other employees on leave.
It comes after a federal judge allowed the government to continue with the pulling of thousands of domestic USAID employees of work and all over the world.
Judge Carl Nichols of the American district rejected supplications who came to a lawsuit of employees to temporarily block the government's plan.
