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?
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?