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DetlefK

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Fri Sep 22, 2017, 08:54 AM Sep 2017

WH staffers getting afraid that being associated with Trump makes them unemployable. [View all]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/no-joy-in-trumpworld-white-house-staffers-looking-to-jump-ship-and-mass-exodus-coming/

White House staffers are sending out resumes and preparing to flee the chaos of the Trump administration.

Morale has plummeted amid the widening Russia investigation and the personnel changes at the top, which has left staffers without allies in an administration characterized by mistrust, reported Politico.

“There will be an exodus from this administration in January,” said one Republican lobbyist, who has personally heard from five officials looking to leave. “Everyone says, ‘I just need to stay for one year.’ If you leave before a year, it looks like you are acknowledging that you made a mistake.”

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“There is no joy in Trumpworld right now,” said one adviser in close contact with staffers. “Working in the White House is supposed to be the peak of your career, but everyone is unhappy, and everyone is fighting everyone else.”

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“Some people are a little nervous that corporations will hold their time in the Trump White House against them, particularly companies like Google or Uber or tech players,” said one GOP strategist who has fielded calls from staffers looking to leave.
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If you're that stupid to work for a fascist dictator joeybee12 Sep 2017 #1
Took the words right out of my mouth. DK504 Sep 2017 #21
Dunno...seems big biz. likes to hire immoral degenerates. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #28
Schadenfreude at work here! machoneman Sep 2017 #38
Can't say I feel sorry for any of them. Kaleva Sep 2017 #2
Me. neither Scarsdale Sep 2017 #36
I sure hope Omarosa is okay underpants Sep 2017 #3
BHwahaha! Good one! machoneman Sep 2017 #39
Leaving BEFORE a year shows janterry Sep 2017 #4
Maybe because most companies require competency in their employees SharonClark Sep 2017 #5
Exactly. brer cat Sep 2017 #7
There is also the fact the longer they stay the higher their legal bills run. nycbos Sep 2017 #10
Most companies don't want sleazy dirtbags working for them. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #6
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #8
That would be the last thing I would bring up in an interview. Lochloosa Sep 2017 #9
I've had RW salespeople do the same to me. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #34
IKR. I shouldn't enjoy it so much. Lochloosa Sep 2017 #40
Imagine That dlk Sep 2017 #11
I hope it haunts them for the rest of their lives. smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #12
On the bright side for them. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #13
LOL SunSeeker Sep 2017 #19
They SHOULD be unemployable NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #14
They haven't hired Spicer yet? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #29
Spicer has too little credibility left...even for Faux-Snooze. SeattleVet Sep 2017 #43
Are you kidding? Harvard just hired him. intheflow Sep 2017 #52
Radioactive Orange. Lars39 Sep 2017 #15
even their OWN Republican party won't hire 'trumpworld' employees. Sunlei Sep 2017 #16
Good. Glad Spicer is still unemployed, that lying piece of shit. nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #17
The only person interested in what Spicer has to say SeattleVet Sep 2017 #45
LOL SunSeeker Sep 2017 #47
they will never be able to scrub off the stink.... samnsara Sep 2017 #18
They are in disgrace. kairos12 Sep 2017 #20
Fucking GOOD! KPN Sep 2017 #22
Wow, imagine that Bettie Sep 2017 #23
Being a White House staffer shouldn't in itself be a job-killer DFW Sep 2017 #24
Too bad mgardener Sep 2017 #25
I'm all in favor of acts of contrition. nolabear Sep 2017 #26
I think it's a good thing to leave ASAP & admit yu made a mistake. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #27
"and everyone is fighting everyone else" - Isn't that a business policy that Trump favors? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #30
They are just realizing this? Flaleftist Sep 2017 #31
They're going to be leaving in January because his orangeness will be gone. mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #32
It took them 8 months to come to recognize this...sorry don't have any iluvtennis Sep 2017 #35
These staffers need lawyers to scrub the shit of them. Oh, wait -- shit NCjack Sep 2017 #37
Guess Its Time to Write That "Tell-All" Manuscript Stallion Sep 2017 #41
no sympathy for these enablers. niyad Sep 2017 #42
Ethics matter. SeattleVet Sep 2017 #44
"So, looking over your resume here . . . " gratuitous Sep 2017 #46
Lol. Nt ecstatic Sep 2017 #49
They'll be wise to leave that part of their CV blank... or to describe the years as... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #48
"more time with family" is a republican classic. keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #55
Fuck 'em Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #50
Well, if Google or Uber or other tech players don't want them, there's always Facebook. catbyte Sep 2017 #51
MAP OF TRUMPWORLD Goonch Sep 2017 #53
Sean Spicer was just hired by Harvard. intheflow Sep 2017 #54
And they're going to need jobs to pay off the legal fees. No donations for them. Vinca Sep 2017 #56
Where is my tiny violin? Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #57
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