Fired Workers Reject ‘Low Performance’ Judgments as They Take to Social Media
Meta’s recent cull of workers supposedly targeted weaker performers. But they and federal workers hit by DOGE-driven federal workforce cuts are fighting against that label, fearing it will affect their future job prospects.
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How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers
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Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later
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California cracks down on social media-fueled skincare obsession
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Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog
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IRS employee says getting fired over performance was an insult
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Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
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