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Saturday, June 7, 2008

From true believer to laid off!

Part of being a career employee of LLNL in the past was that in some way you were a "true believer" of the mission.

You had to be in some way. To endure the continuing background checks, the less-than-par salary, the internal politics, and of course the emnity of many groups that hated the Lab. You believed that what you worked on was rightous, that your government was good and you were proud to make personal sacrifices for your country.

And now...

That country has decided you are a disposable commodity. No pat on the back or even a handshake. A guard with a gun marched you out the gate and slammed it behind you. Betrayed, alone, shattered.

There is no reason to be proud of this country anymore. None at all.

6 comments:

Neko said...
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scooby said...

Neko!
I like your humorous, simplistic interpretation of the country's problems.
Makes life easier!
Getting angry can kill you!

Anonymous said...

True believers scare me. They are people living in total denial of their environment. However, this RIF should help shock all the remaining true believers out of denial so they can see LLNS what what it truly is... a corporate money-making machine to benefit a few special 'Fat Cats' at the top.

Anonymous said...

The belief was in UC and the US government, not LLNS.

Anonymous said...

I had the extremely unpleasant task of escorting somebody off site. I can assure you I had no gun. Less hyperbole and more substance sure would be nice.

Anonymous said...

Standard procedure is for guards to assist in the escort. With the RIF, obviously some collaborators had to be recruited.

Those that did assist, be sure to post your RIF escort id/papers on your door to show your coworkers that you are a loyal member to the Party. They'll appreciate how you felt about such "unpleasant" work.

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