Federal Worker Fired by DOGE: They Are Making False Statements About Performance Being the Reason We’re Fired

BROWN What do you ░░░░░░░░ to the Americans who ░░░░░░░░ out there and there ░░░░░░░░ many Americans who are ░░░░░░░░ this effort who are ░░░░░░░░ the firing of government ░░░░░░░░ like you They think ░░░░░░░░ is a good thing ░░░░░░░░ think that it s ░░░░░░░░ rid of bureaucratic bloat ░░░░░░░░ the government What do ░░░░░░░░ say to them PETTIT ░░░░░░░░ I say there is ░░░░░░░░ legitimate conversation to be ░░░░░░░░ about cuts and reducing ░░░░░░░░ and fraud I am ░░░░░░░░ against that in any ░░░░░░░░ but I think there ░░░░░░░░ legal and legitimate ways ░░░░░░░░ go about it And ░░░░░░░░ blanket terminations that are ░░░░░░░░ that are sending letters ░░░░░░░░ to federal employees making ░░░░░░░░ statements about their performance ░░░░░░░░ the reason they re ░░░░░░░░ let go I don ░░░░░░░░ understand why you need ░░░░░░░░ be telling lies about ░░░░░░░░ employees to carry out ░░░░░░░░ administration s plans If ░░░░░░░░ have a legitimate mandate ░░░░░░░░ should be able to ░░░░░░░░ it in legitimate means ░░░░░░░░ Well what about on ░░░░░░░░ performance issue Because so ░░░░░░░░ people got that same ░░░░░░░░ that s saying because ░░░░░░░░ Exactly BROWN of your ░░░░░░░░ this is why we ░░░░░░░░ letting you go What ░░░░░░░░ your performance review like ░░░░░░░░ Well I actually just ░░░░░░░░ my 2024 performance review ░░░░░░░░ January It was signed ░░░░░░░░ both my direct supervisor ░░░░░░░░ my second line supervisor ░░░░░░░░ I received the highest ░░░░░░░░ rating So I don ░░░░░░░░ know where the FEMA ░░░░░░░░ administrator is getting their ░░░░░░░░ or their assessment that ░░░░░░░░ performance is somehow unsatisfactory ░░░░░░░░ I know from reading ░░░░░░░░ Reddit boards and seeing ░░░░░░░░ online that thousands of ░░░░░░░░ employees are receiving very ░░░░░░░░ form letters BROWN Mm ░░░░░░░░ PETTIT And it s ░░░░░░░░ troubling BROWN Yeah We ░░░░░░░░ been covering it here ░░░░░░░░ CNN as well Travis ░░░░░░░░ thank you and best ░░░░░░░░ luck to you as ░░░░░░░░ try to figure out ░░░░░░░░ Thank you BROWN your ░░░░░░░░ steps We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back.”