LLNS may have excluded the wrong people in last VSSOP? The exclusions were based on outdated job categories and related skills. ULM are now thinking that in the future, job categories and functional areas will have to be re-defined. The next VSSOP/ISP will be based on the new categories and functional areas. The questions I have are: 1) Why didnt they think of that before the transition. It seems like their style is “change things as you go”. Planning is out the window! 2) Who will give input on the new changes? The next RIF apparently is going to be more lucrative than the VSSOP. Depending on the length of employment, a RIFed person, not only gets their 1 week pay per year of service but also from 30 to 120 days notice, essentially 30 to 120 days pay. Please feel free to comment on the rumors or add new ones you actually heard.
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Some of the pro-Trump media sources, are also now valuable for gaining insight into his plans of course. I am finding it quite bewildering to figure out exactly what he plans to do.
Wright's company Liberty Energy has an "ESG" report on their website that is well worth reading to gain insights into what he stands for:
https://libertyenergy.com/esg/bettering-human-lives/
Trump ushers in so-called Golden Age
Trump ushers in "Golden Age"
One reason to doubt Trump's claims of a Golden Age is that he plans to fire many people, of course, at a time when AI is making many workers redundant, it may be hard for them to find other jobs, and it will make jobs harder to find for other job seekers. Programs that would help those out of work may also be cut.
And it could especially hurt older workers, who had expected to earn and save the most in the years preceding retirement.
Perhaps deregulation will create many opportunities though for these displaced workers, whether it be from the flourishing "greed and corruption" making the economy less efficient, or from companies which become more viable and efficient through deregulation.
Deportations would create more jobs for citizens, perhaps, but there are also a lot of American citizens employed in industries that hire immigrants and which may no longer be viable. Automation, AI, and robotics could benefit of course as a means to substitute for cheaper labor.
Naturally, many private-sector companies have already implemented similar measures, which have been viewed as a success towards shareholder returns.
I do think however, that cost may not be a primary concern in terms of managing weapons laboratories or nuclear-related programs. Trump's "peace through strength" programs would evidently require a strong nuclear deterrent, and he has made statements to that effect any number of times. And certainly he is a wealthy man, who appreciates things that are finely crafted.