| Comment Number: | OL-10502126 |
| Received: | 3/1/2005 8:43:19 AM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
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Comments:
In my workcenter, the nepotism has already begun. I have a supervisor who is in the starting blocks to abuse his newfound power once this system is implemented. There is, as well, the talk of grievances flying everywhere once this happens. I'm sure he won't be the only supervisor to misuse the system. While I agree that the government needs a drastic overhaul of it's policies, it will be catastrofic to trust most supervisors to be fair. The long standing rumor that "you can't fire a government employee" has always been a cop-out on management's part, and a result of it's laziness in addressing problem workers. Any immediate adverse actions towards an employee (once the system is implemented) would prove to me that the supervisor had been negligent in the past , and simply taking advantage of new policies which make it easy to do what should have been done to begin with. My supervisor is the ultimate example of one who is receptive to suck-ups. No matter how good your performance is, you are dirt under his feet unless you kiss his ass. His uncontollable temper and consequent foul language is evidence that fairness on his part will not exist under a new system any more than it does now. The difference is that he will be able to use his irrational behavior uncontested. While some managers might see the new system as a refreshing change, I feel that it will be counter-productive for the most part. The feedback that I hear from coworkers seems to be the expected- fear of the unknown, and as I feel , that most supervisors are salivating at the opportunity to have more power over employees with no recourse. For the record, I am a DOD civil servant with sustained superior performance ratings for 31 years.