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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2317434" data-attributes="member: 7157">You might be surprised if you knew how many Federal agencies have been downsizing these past few years due to shrinking budgets, leaving the rest of their employees saddled with more work for the same pay.&nbsp; Early retirement packages, elimination of vacant positions, and transferring of employees to a more needed slot are some of the things they&#039;ve done to manage the reduced payroll.&nbsp; Other things they&#039;ve done is to not allow field work that would require overnight lodging, emphasize training via the Internet rather than at remote physical locations, and shutter small offices, relocating the workers to a larger building shared with other agencies.&nbsp; A recent mantra at these agencies is to prioritize the work, with the least important tasks simply not getting done for lack of time and resources.Yes, there&#039;s still a lot of pork that can be trimmed, but a lot has already been cut.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2317434, member: 7157"] You might be surprised if you knew how many Federal agencies have been downsizing these past few years due to shrinking budgets, leaving the rest of their employees saddled with more work for the same pay. Early retirement packages, elimination of vacant positions, and transferring of employees to a more needed slot are some of the things they've done to manage the reduced payroll. Other things they've done is to not allow field work that would require overnight lodging, emphasize training via the Internet rather than at remote physical locations, and shutter small offices, relocating the workers to a larger building shared with other agencies. A recent mantra at these agencies is to prioritize the work, with the least important tasks simply not getting done for lack of time and resources. Yes, there's still a lot of pork that can be trimmed, but a lot has already been cut. [/QUOTE]

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