sad story, woman loses job, re: USAID - Page 6

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In reply to infinity ag • 1:56p, 4/25/26

She took the interview for sympathy and the woe, is me. There's no other reason for a person making $270k per year to be taking an interview like that.

She got a reality check that her 'skills' are worthless and wanted to complain about losing her plush taxpayer funded job.

She messed up by telling everyone her salary

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In reply to IIIHorn • 2:01p, 4/25/26

IIIHorn said:
infinity ag said:
IIIHorn said:
infinity ag said:
IIIHorn said:
infinity ag said:
Gaeilge said:
infinity ag said:
aggiehawg said:
Anyone really care about these people? She had no specialized ability nor skills yet was being paid $272,000 per year for no reason.

Right.

I am sure each one of us would have taken up that job had it been offered to us.

So can we blame her?

Blame the crooked system which creates a mechanism to hire her or anyone else for 272k for such a position.

We did blame the system that created it. That's why the position doesn't exist anymore. Try to keep up buddy…

Yup I agree there.

But some shamed the woman and were happy she lost her job. I think that is not a good thing.One poster claims she committed fraud. She just took a job legally offered to her.

If one is sufficiently stupid to whine on line, one should learn to take the heat.

It's more like the press interviewed her and created a sob story for views. She didn't post about her "plight" herself, did she?

She agreed to the interview.

OK. But that does not mean she was whining or complaining. She may very well have been minding her own business.

The journo may have asked to talk to her and she said yes and the journo created a sob story to make the story exciting. They do it all the time. More clicks and views.

So, she whines for clicks?

Yikes. Forget it.

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In reply to infinity ag • 2:21p, 4/25/26

infinity ag said:
Gaeilge said:
infinity ag said:
aggiehawg said:
Anyone really care about these people? She had no specialized ability nor skills yet was being paid $272,000 per year for no reason.

Right.

I am sure each one of us would have taken up that job had it been offered to us.

So can we blame her?

Blame the crooked system which creates a mechanism to hire her or anyone else for 272k for such a position.

We did blame the system that created it. That's why the position doesn't exist anymore. Try to keep up buddy…

Yup I agree there.

But some shamed the woman and were happy she lost her job. I think that is not a good thing.One poster claims she committed fraud. She just took a job legally offered to her.

And then after being hired, quickly figured out she was being paid A LOT of money for 1 hour a week of work vice 40 hours, of OUR taxpayer money, that is theft/fraud and she was a part of it.

No sympathy here

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2:23p, 4/25/26

AG

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I had no idea Penzeys had a "About Republicans" message on its page

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4:27p, 4/25/26

AG

I wonder if my Austin property tax bill funds a position like this.

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In reply to Pacifico • 4:48p, 4/25/26

AG

Pacifico said:
I wonder if my $19,000.00 Austin property tax bill funds a position like this.

Yes.

Next question.

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In reply to Logos Stick • 10:31p, 4/25/26

Logos Stick said:
winmck said:
She should learn to code

Claude has already taken that job.

Learn to claude

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In reply to Matt_ag98 • 6:20a, 4/28/26

AG

Oh she's getting plenty of sympathy from contemptible Democrats.

See how it works?

The NYT writes a sorrowful article about the fired USAID NGO employees, and with 72 hours there’s a signed letter from the Democrats in the Senate “demanding” we restore funding to the “aid” organizations.

They know who funds them.

They don’t even try to… pic.twitter.com/MbXfSstdD5
— Walter Curt (@wcdispatch) April 28, 2026

How about 'no!'

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In reply to nortex97 • 10:15a, 4/29/26

AG

Thank you and please bring us more!

I don't think you know me.

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10:20a, 4/29/26

AG

Let's assume, for argument's sake, that some of the USAID work was worthwhile. They should be able to hire people to do it, even at the senior VP level, for a hell of a lot less than $272k per year.

edit - What's it worth? I'm thinking for a senior VP, 19 bucks an hour.

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12:13p, 4/29/26

AG

Wonder how much a Senior VP at NPR was raking in.

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In reply to nortex97 • 12:16p, 4/29/26

AG

Where can I get a letter signed by Senate Dems saying I shouldn't have been laid off becuase of Covid "measures?"

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9:46p, 4/29/26

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After earning $272,000 year as a senior VP at a U.S.A.I.D.-funded nonprofit, she is now facing a rude awakening of $19 an hour as a Penzeys Spices Store manager.

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