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NASA says 20% of workforce to depart space agency (www.reuters.com)

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About 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are set to depart the space agency, a NASA spokesperson said on Friday.

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[-] [email protected] 64 points 1 day ago

Depart is such a passive way to say they're fired

[-] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago

they're using that language to mix the resignees with the firees.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago

This is what we need! Less science, more militarized law enforcement!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Yeah...they didnt really give them much choice. Either retire, take the forced resignation, or stay and hope they dont RIF you. Its not rocket science whats going on here. They're trying to force everyone into the private sector.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

There will be more people resigning and taking the same jobs elsewhere in the world where this mission still means something, and they'll be welcome with open arms.

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