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Saturday, May 25, 2024
DUIs
A lab worker bee DUI is an immediate “intent to dismiss” (firing) offense, but a Lab manager DUI from a supervisor and above, not so much?
In 2012, a LLNS 500 series technician gets fired for DUI. In 2022, the LLNS Director, doesn’t lose her clearance or her job for a DUI. There are many other supervisor and above examples of alcohol related indiscretions and misconduct that get a lab pass.
Managers getting a DUI pass, is only a subcategory of a “rules for thee but not for me” at LLNL. How about cheating on your wife and “going to great lengths” to conceal the behavior? A security clearance no no.
It was a condition of employment requirement years ago for the 500 & 900’s to change from Johnson Controls to UC you needed a Q clearance to proceed in the process.
People make mistakes, and many will quickly own up to them and clear the air like the LLNL Director. But when some “go to great lengths” to conceal a behavior, it makes them ripe for coercion or blackmail. If you are an entitled employee however, you may get a pass on obvious security clearance violations. The result is a moral hazard slippery slope, where the rules become less meaningful.
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Hello poster,
Please be more precise. Tell us what lab,year, circumstances etc... otherwise, your post doesn't mean much.
In 2012, a LLNS 500 series technician gets fired for DUI. In 2022, the LLNS Director, doesn’t lose her clearance or her job for a DUI. There are many other supervisor and above examples of alcohol related indiscretions and misconduct that get a lab pass.
Managers getting a DUI pass, is only a subcategory of a “rules for thee but not for me” at LLNL. How about cheating on your wife and “going to great lengths” to conceal the behavior? A security clearance no no.
It was a condition of employment requirement years ago for the 500 & 900’s to change from Johnson Controls to UC you needed a Q clearance to proceed in the process.
People make mistakes, and many will quickly own up to them and clear the air like the LLNL Director. But when some “go to great lengths” to conceal a behavior, it makes them ripe for coercion or blackmail. If you are an entitled employee however, you may get a pass on obvious security clearance violations. The result is a moral hazard slippery slope, where the rules become less meaningful.
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