Tuesday, January 10, 2017

‘There are no jobs’

The Humanity              





Following Trump’s surprise victory Nov. 8, Democratic operatives no longer have some 4,000 presidentially appointed jobs for which to apply when the billionaire businessman takes the oath of office Jan. 20. The Democratic workers who were expecting to see a Clinton White House are reportedly finding the transition especially difficult:




As outgoing President Barack Obama plans to head off on vacation when he vacates the White House next week, his staffers and appointees are struggling to find work in Washington, D.C.

Following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and Republicans’ major electoral gains in November, outgoing Obama employees and loyalists to failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have found their job prospects in the District foundering, according to Politico.

“It feels like there are just thousands of us trying to find a job, and there are no jobs,” longtime Clinton aide Mira Patel, who worked for Clinton in her Senate, State Department and 2016 campaign offices, told the outlet.

Following Trump’s surprise victory Nov. 8, Democratic operatives no longer have some 4,000 presidentially appointed jobs for which to apply when the billionaire businessman takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

The Democratic workers who were expecting to see a Clinton White House are reportedly finding the transition especially difficult:

Clinton aides appear to be having a harder time, both emotionally and practically.

“There’s anger, there’s frustration, there’s anxiety, there’s burnout,” said Russ Finkelstein, a managing director at Clearly Next and longtime progressive career guru (including as a founding team member at the lefty jobs board Idealist.org) who has been counseling Clinton alumni.

“People are in shock,” said Anastasia Kessler-Dellaccio, 35, who quit her job at Sister Cities International to run Foreign Policy Professionals for Hillary. Some Clinton campaign workers say they’ve lost their bearings because they’re so rattled by the differences in Trump’s values from those represented by Obama and Clinton.

Kessler-Dellaccio added, “I think people, myself included, are trying to figure out, ‘How do I recalibrate my dreams?’”

But it’s not all bad news. Laslo Bock, Google’s outgoing chief of human resources, has, according to the Wall Street Journal, established a database of résumés to help Obama staffers and Clinton advocates find work after their unexpected yet impending unemployment.

 Given the dire situation some outgoing Obama staffers are in: “A lot of us are looking for any fit,” Patel said — the soon-to-be-former president is doing what he can to help his supporters find work in Trump’s Washington.

“The president made it a priority to ensure that, throughout his administration, employees had access to professional development resources and tools to help them advance in their careers and transition to new opportunities,” White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine told Politico, describing Obama as “extremely grateful” to those staffers who have stayed with him over the years.

Pass the caviar dear ...

10 comments:

Larry Kephart said...

The Karma on this one is sweet!

Rip Tide said...

Looking into the crystal ball, I see a future of SNAP cards and 99-week welfare assistance for the whiners. How's it feel now, you pr*cks ?

toadold said...

And because of the minimum wage rise their buddies got passed causing automation in fast food and coffee shops, You won't be hearing their haunting cries of, "You want fries with that?"
They need to save money for Magic Markers so they can markup their card board signs."Will demonstrate for food."

Anonymous said...

Not even taking office and cutting government waste.

Josh

Anonymous said...

Just what Libtards need - a big whack from the consequences cluebat.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick - basking in the schadenfruede

toadold said...

Just when you can't think they can't get any more clueless. They stumble around like zombies on Viagra, trying to stick their rotting genitals were nobody wants it.

Anonymous said...

However realtors in the DC area love it when there is a change of political party in the White House.
Most of those 4,000 democrats on their way out will be selling their overpriced homes and condos and their republican replacements will be purchasing a new residence.
What other part of the country has so many real estate agents who are multi-millionaires?

Vlad-The-Inhaler

Leonard Jones said...

I know some people in DC are going to happy with the election of
Donald Trump. Two stories from the 92 campaign; One involved
a conservative college student who delivered pizza part time.
He told his customers he was working on a political science
class project, then asked each one who they intended to vote
for.

Of those expressing a preference, 80 percent who stated Clinton
stiffed him for a tip. Of those supporting GHW Bush, 80 percent
tipped him.

This was so universal, every waiter, cab driver, waitress, pizza
delivery driver, etc., referred to the Clinton Era as the "Lean
times!" I guess the answer is simply that Democrats are only
addicted to spending OPM, not their own!

rwnutjob said...

Guess you're going to find out how that gender studies degree works in the marketplace aren't you snowflake?

Helly said...

Easy one. They can simply pick up skills needed in the burgeoning solar power industry.

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