if you're given government makework, just do it so terribly they fire you.
The only way you can ever get fired from a government job, especially if you are a diversity hire, is if you are caught stealing or kill someone. Anything else can be excused away.
It can be a little different with some of these makework projects, where churn will help someone meet quota.
After all, what's better if my main metric is "placement": One competent minority person who works for six weeks and then the job ends, or a dozen minority fuckups who last about two days each?
Or, if you're given government makework, just do it so terribly they fire you.
That is a high bar to clear. At my last job we had a running list of things you could do as a government employee and not get fired. It was fucking vile.
"You can't discipline me for stealing, it's not listed in my job description to NOT steal, and therefore I can only assume you're being racist and attacking me for things outside the job scope." -Actual excuse given. And it was accepted.
Or, if you're given government makework, just do it so terribly they fire you.
Saw a dude do this. They gave him a job to paint a wall.
So he started to paint the ceiling.
The only way you can ever get fired from a government job, especially if you are a diversity hire, is if you are caught stealing or kill someone. Anything else can be excused away.
It can be a little different with some of these makework projects, where churn will help someone meet quota.
After all, what's better if my main metric is "placement": One competent minority person who works for six weeks and then the job ends, or a dozen minority fuckups who last about two days each?
That is a high bar to clear. At my last job we had a running list of things you could do as a government employee and not get fired. It was fucking vile.
"You can't discipline me for stealing, it's not listed in my job description to NOT steal, and therefore I can only assume you're being racist and attacking me for things outside the job scope." -Actual excuse given. And it was accepted.