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merit based system since Bush jr was in office. I will never forget when we had an "all hands" introduction to the new yearly review forms. After listening to what was said in between the lines and couched in dog whistles, once we broke up and were mingling, I hit up one guy pretty high up in mgmt and made a comment that it looked to me like this was just created to make it easier to RIF people. He agreed with me, and told me to keep my head down. (I didn't, but I DID retire not long after that.)

These lawyers have been making excellent money for selling us out all these years. I'm not at all worried about them. I'm worried about the mid-level and actual worker bees who make the trains run on time. Like the friends I left behind when I retired. I have a huge issue with trying to run up sympathy with people who make the kind of money these guys probably make. Try making it as a family on a GS-9 and then come talk to me.