Fired Federal Worker at CFPB: The Email Firing Me Just Indicated ‘To Employee, First Name Last Name’

Reid Thank you both ░░░░░░░░ being here I want ░░░░░░░░ start with you We ░░░░░░░░ two Chrises I m ░░░░░░░░ to start with Chris ░░░░░░░░ Tell me how you ░░░░░░░░ out that you had ░░░░░░░░ your job and tell ░░░░░░░░ what your job was ░░░░░░░░ What did you actually ░░░░░░░░ were you doing FASANO ░░░░░░░░ So I was an ░░░░░░░░ attorney with the Consumer ░░░░░░░░ Protection Bureau So we ░░░░░░░░ enforce consumer laws We ░░░░░░░░ prevent financial companies from ░░░░░░░░ advantage of ordinary Americans ░░░░░░░░ I found out that ░░░░░░░░ was fired last Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ received an email at ░░░░░░░░ 8 30 at night ░░░░░░░░ my personal email That ░░░░░░░░ went out to about ░░░░░░░░ of my colleagues and ░░░░░░░░ said that I was ░░░░░░░░ performance was not up ░░░░░░░░ standards for the Consumer ░░░░░░░░ Protection Bureau But it ░░░░░░░░ the same email that ░░░░░░░░ else got In fact ░░░░░░░░ didn t have my ░░░░░░░░ in it It was ░░░░░░░░ it just said To ░░░░░░░░ first name last name ░░░░░░░░ Wait they referred to ░░░░░░░░ as first name last ░░░░░░░░ no specific But they ░░░░░░░░ saying performance but they ░░░░░░░░ t specify it to ░░░░░░░░ FASANO That s right ░░░░░░░░ when we downloaded this ░░░░░░░░ that s when populated ░░░░░░░░ with all of our ░░░░░░░░ But I think it ░░░░░░░░ to the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is happening at agencies ░░░░░░░░ the country is that ░░░░░░░░ have this you know ░░░░░░░░ staff that s trying ░░░░░░░░ tear apart the agency ░░░░░░░░ they re doing it ░░░░░░░░ this sloppy fashion It ░░░░░░░░ the Elon Musk strategy ░░░░░░░░ move quickly and break ░░░░░░░░ And when we found ░░░░░░░░ that we were fired ░░░░░░░░ first thing that we ░░░░░░░░ is we got on ░░░░░░░░ call we ve been ░░░░░░░░ for weeks and we ░░░░░░░░ angry We were angry ░░░░░░░░ we were fired angry ░░░░░░░░ we couldn t serve ░░░░░░░░ consumers and angry that ░░░░░░░░ consumers would be left ░░░░░░░░ from financial fraud and ░░░░░░░░ And the very next ░░░░░░░░ in 12 hours we ░░░░░░░░ a picket outside of ░░░░░░░░ Plaza here in New ░░░░░░░░ City We thought maybe ░░░░░░░░ dozen people would turn ░░░░░░░░ the fired employees but ░░░░░░░░ were about 100 people ░░░░░░░░ that was it was ░░░░░░░░ It was a source ░░░░░░░░ hope to see so ░░░░░░░░ people come out and ░░░░░░░░ this.”