We can talk about USAID and the babies they are saving from dying from AIDS or we can talk about USAID and PP’s dad who didn’t work much.
But the point is that whether to have USAID and how much to spend on it is a decision for the United States Congress not Elon Musk. |
Yeah the story is BS. No diplomat is going to say they only work half an hour a week when everything they do, particularly socially, is "work." |
+100 |
duh. Trump told you that you'd never have to vote again. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they-wont-have-vote-after-this-election-2024-07-27/ |
I'm not saying your dad was CIA, but if he was, it would look like this. |
+100 This is really offensive, not to mention dangerous, lies to spread |
+1.....yeah. |
I am abroad at an embassy right now. The foreign service has not been like this for decades. It used to be an old boys’ club where the wives were given evaluations on their entertaining skills etc. Now everyone is overworked and short staffed. We get one paid trip home per year (in coach) if we are in a developing country, and no paid trip home if we are in a developed country. My spouse works very long hours, weekends, etc, and is never able to use all of the annual leave that is allotted to him. Yes, the housing is free, but it tends to be more old and run down than the housing that diplomats from other countries have. |
you get plenty:
Family Hire preference policy for EFM Free elite & vetted by Ed bureau schooling for your K-12 aged children with no limits on #of children attending, even enormous families of 6,7,8,9 kids If there’s no school at post approved by Ed bureau, you can send your kids to boarding school in CH or anywhere w/approval, all on taxpayer dime Adult kids in college get a free trip annually to visit you You can get approval to have parents live with you Diplomatic sales for cars shipped home w/significant savings Tax rebate upon departure as long as you have receipts COL adjustment from Bureau of Allowances “hardship” differential pay LQ pay Access to embassy docs and mental health + all the referrals and contacts they have for care I’m forgetting so much more but basically, your post goes in the “Oh, Please” hall of fame. |
Well, to my Dad, the work was the technical task he did once a week, which was like 30 minutes. The rest was waiting for cables, socializing, etc. If you want to call the later work, he worked 10 hours a day. He also ended up drinking a lot because of all the socializing and idle time as he didn't need to do much technical work that required focus. |
This is definitely State. And even State isn’t quite like this nowadays. |
And what exactly are the parents going to do while on admin leave in a foreign country where Trump has painted a target on their back and Elon Musk has called them criminals where all the local contractors providing security services and support have been fired with the cut on foreign aid? |
which country? |
Why don't you tell us the name of your dad since you think that he's so typical of USAID today? If not, shut up because the USAID people I know work long days because they're passionate about children not dying from preventable diseases like malaria. |
I'm sorry you had a lazy Dad, but the USAID employees I know work incredibly hard, did so much good for the poorest in the world, and truly believed in their mission. We should all be so lucky to be as fulfilled by our work. |