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Over 300 Virginia state employees resign in wake of Gov. Youngkin's telework policy
WRIC Richmond, Virginia ^ | 8 July 2022 | Dean Mirshahi

Posted on 07/09/2022 11:50:18 AM PDT by Vigilanteman

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — More than 300 employees from five state agencies have resigned since Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Virginia’s new telework policy in early May, according to records obtained by 8News.

This includes 183 Virginia Department of Transportation employees, 28 of whom cited “telework options” as the reason for leaving. Two VDOT workers who listed telework as the reason did move to another state agency, records obtained by 8News after filing a Freedom of Information Act request show.

On May 5, Youngkin ordered all state workers to begin working in-person full-time by July 5, a change the governor said would “balance the demands of government services with the needs of our public servants.”

Other state agencies and divisions, including the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), provided employment resignations since Youngkin’s announcement in May after 8News filed public record requests.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: costsavings; half; poeticjustice; politicalhacks; schadenfreude; telework; wellbye; workers; youngkin
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What's the downside of government workers culling themselves?
1 posted on 07/09/2022 11:50:18 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
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To: Vigilanteman

Sounds like a good way to get rid of 300 slackers 🤪


2 posted on 07/09/2022 11:51:40 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: Vigilanteman

What the hell is Telework ?


3 posted on 07/09/2022 11:52:18 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

Working from home.


4 posted on 07/09/2022 11:53:35 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: butlerweave

Working from home is what I think it is.


5 posted on 07/09/2022 11:53:58 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: NWFree

Or 300 people who don’t wish to deal with traffic and $5-gallon gasoline.


6 posted on 07/09/2022 11:53:58 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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To: Vigilanteman

It’s a start


7 posted on 07/09/2022 11:54:39 AM PDT by Fledermaus (With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
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To: NWFree

Buh, bye.


8 posted on 07/09/2022 11:54:57 AM PDT by rbg81
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What's the downside of government workers culling themselves?

For starters, suddenly you will be short 300 workers that provide sullen, slow, incompetent service!

9 posted on 07/09/2022 11:55:07 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I wonder how they will pay for that $5 a gal gas with no income?


10 posted on 07/09/2022 11:55:52 AM PDT by Boomer ( George Orwell: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”)
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To: Vigilanteman

Perfecto! Get the overpaid, underworked, lazy, incompetent, useless government surplus to quit! Next, cut off all welfare, employment, school enrollment access, health benefits, housing subsidies, food stamps, etc., to illegals, and they’ll do the culling thing as well.


11 posted on 07/09/2022 11:57:36 AM PDT by JudyinCanada (Maranatha)
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To: Boomer

If they are good, they’ll get another job.


12 posted on 07/09/2022 11:57:41 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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To: NWFree

Mega dittos.

Well, bye.


13 posted on 07/09/2022 11:57:43 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Allegra

That’s why potholes never get filled


14 posted on 07/09/2022 11:57:48 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

In the Government, it is getting paid while gardening.


15 posted on 07/09/2022 11:58:20 AM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: 17th Miss Regt
For starters, suddenly you will be short 300 workers that provide sullen, slow, incompetent service!

And then you'll merely have the hundreds of on-site workers providing similar service.

16 posted on 07/09/2022 11:58:38 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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To: Vigilanteman

I call that winning!


17 posted on 07/09/2022 11:59:22 AM PDT by GMLORGMD (20+ year lurker, new poster. )
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To: Vigilanteman

Even the people that work in our grocery stores showed up for work through the thick of it. They got no medals, appreciation from the government, nothing. They should make a federal holiday to thank them and the truckers that made it all happen.


18 posted on 07/09/2022 11:59:25 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Blessed are the peace makers.)
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“What the hell is Telework ?”

It’s funny that one of the most damning things you can say about someone’s performance is, “they phoned it in.” I’ve mostly seen it used when a big-name movie star takes on a role, they’re not interested in. Critics say, “he phoned it in.” I’ve also seen it when evaluating a programmer’s input.


19 posted on 07/09/2022 12:00:16 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud. Sorry. )
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To: Vigilanteman

In the old days of telework, it was made clear that working at home was not to be used for childcare. Now it is often a motive.


20 posted on 07/09/2022 12:00:44 PM PDT by jimfree (My 19 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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