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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI once worked for an employer that asked for the resignation of every employee...
...and then we had to re-apply for the same position if we wanted the job? I did not re-apply but most employees did.
The reason I mention that is to suggest that perhaps that is the way we should look at the present Congress. Fire them all! Let them re-apply if they want the job. That should be the battle cry for the next election. Fire them all!
Then we can re-hire those that we think are deserving and there are a few. But it might make a good nationwide movement? Especially with this do-nothing Congress.
Fire them all !!
TDale313
(7,820 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)As it is, about 96% of the incumbents win re-election. But if the voters were inspired enough by a nationwide movement, we might be able to get rid of most of this sorry Congress?
In theory, that is what elections are for. In practice, that is not what happens.
MineralMan
(146,338 posts)We get to re-hire them or let them go. If we don't re-hire them, they're out of a job.
GOTV 2014!
flyingfysh
(1,990 posts)Doing things that way allows him to avoid paying unemployment. If someone resigns voluntarily, he is not entitled to anything if he does not get rehired.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)tried that crap when they moved out of state. They wanted us to sign a form saying we were giving up our jobs voluntarily - my dad (a lawyer) took one look at the form and started raving. I went to the President's office the next day (we were friendly) and told him I would be telling every single person in the company not to sign the form and why unless they changed it. They changed it.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)But for those who applied and were rehired, was it at the same salary/wage as when they resigned?
kentuck
(111,110 posts)and some were the same.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)No guarantee they would be rehired for fall.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)90% of the new ones would be corrupted before they ever were sworn in.