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(108,955 posts)a claim made based on attrition rates. But the article itself contains a disclaimer that attrition might have little to do with a "toxic environment."
So the fact that this is coming out now makes me think someone is trying to kneecap AK, by going after her for something that is supposed to be her strength -- her likability in Minnesota and the midwest.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/worst-bosses-congress-476729
Its much more important, for example, if a chief of staff turns over than if a lowly staff assistant turns over, said Jock Friedly, LegiStorms CEO and founder. Its perfectly normal for a staff assistant to turn over. And obviously its particularly usual for paid interns to turn over so that obviously has little impact on an office.
The office of Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee topped the list in the House, with an annual turnover rate of 62 percent, according to LegiStorm. Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) came in behind her with 60 percent annual turnover, followed by Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) with 54 percent.
In the Senate, Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar led the pack with an annual turnover rate of 36 percent, followed by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) with 30 percent and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) with 28 percent.
LegiStorm declines to guess whether the high turnover stems from a toxic work environment or employees simply advancing in their careers.
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The office of Texas GOP Rep. Kay Granger, which had the seventh-highest annual turnover rate in the House from 2001 to 2016, said her office has been a launching pad for staffers, who have gone on to serve in the Bush administration and congressional leadership. Barrett Karr, Grangers former chief of staff, for example, is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthys chief of staff.
Congresswoman Granger hires the best, and when staff does decide to leave, they go to work for influential people or businesses, said Kevin Boland, Grangers communications director. She appreciates the dedication and hard work of her current and former staff members.