# Why is it so hard to fire a govt employee?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-a-govt-employee/544701>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-a-govt-employee/544701 "2010-06-27T19:22:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-a-govt-employee/544701/81 "2014-03-19T01:37:27Z")

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> [@Patch](#):
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> I work for a state, and when I went through management training the HR disciplinary unit came by and talked about what they do. Most notably, they described their role as not trying to get employees fired, but trying to make them better workers.
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> Dude, if I know you’re not going to let me go because I’m an incompetent ass, why would I try to be a better worker? I’m better off doing a half-assed job for 20 years, playing your little game, and retiring with a pension. And that’s just what people do.

Cripes, not I as in me. It’s what the fucking slackers think. ☹

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