You can’t fire a federal employee? Don’t tell that to the agency that hears their appeals.

The Washington Post: The agency that hears appeals from fired federal employees has listed common misconceptions about the firing of federal employees — with Number One being that it never happens.

In answer to the perception that “it’s impossible to fire a federal employee,” the Merit Systems Protection Board pointed out that over fiscal 2000-2014, more than 77,000 full-time, permanent, federal employees “were discharged as a result of performance and/or conduct issues.”

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