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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 17-Mar-2023 17:59:46 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   Kenny called about work stuff. Some long time co-workers are calling it quits, and he has the list.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 01:13:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Apparently, most of them are complaining that the agency is changing. But IMO, not all the changes are negative. For example, there is a much greater awareness of the legacy of internal racism. A few years ago, unless you had dark skin, you'd swear that there was no racism in work assignments or promotions. Now, the agency acknowledges that we need to do better.
     
     On the other hand, they are taking all the interesting work away from field IT and concentrating it in headquarters, so the best and brightest IT folks _have_ to leave, lest they stagnate.
     
     The other complaints I can see. New employees trying to jockey their way to the top, so there is considerably less information sharing than there was before.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 01:33:34 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     And, yes, the new crop seem to be a lot less deep in their background ... which would be fine if they were willing to explore on their own. When I came to $EMPLOYER, most of my IT peer group had much more experience than I did. But they all had extablished limits and rarely went beyond them.
     
     A lot of the new staff seem to have established limits without any background upon which to base them. They just don't do any extra training ... not self-directed training, anyway.