I thought So Many People Where Looking For Work

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by Daseal

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That said, I've had tons of govies tell me they prefer to have contractors on staff rather than government employees. Why? Because you can say "I don't like him/her, get him/her out." to the contract lead and that person is gone. Getting rid of a government worker is not that easy.
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Absolutely. Easy to get in the building, easy to kick out of the building. We've got two government employees that we'd love to get rid of, but as long as they have a pulse it's nearly impossible to do so. I can sneeze and blow a contractor out of the building and never think twice about it. Getting rid of government employed deadweight takes an act of Congress (not really, but much more involved).

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Absolutely. Easy to get in the building, easy to kick out of the building. We've got two government employees that we'd love to get rid of, but as long as they have a pulse it's nearly impossible to do so. I can sneeze and blow a contractor out of the building and never think twice about it. Getting rid of government employed deadweight takes an act of Congress (not really, but much more involved).

Any insight on why that is? I ask just out of curiosity.

Last year I had to force someone out of my organization, which took a lot of documentation and forethought into how to properly build the case for putting them on a performance improvement plan, etc. But I found it workable. I'm in a private sector not-for-profit.

I'm just curious why it's so much harder in the government ranks.