Gene
I have had postings entitled with something descriptive about the people before but this one is just called "Gene". Why is that? Well, there is no one word description that would fit Gene. He is truly a gentleman in all respects, is kind of off-the-wall at times, is the most generous person you have ever known, and has a cantankerous streak with a large vein of gold going through it. That kind of person cannot be described with just one word so it is "Gene".Gene began with the idea of becoming a Social Worker but soon decided that that was not the right field so he joined the Federal government in Personnel (as it was called at that time). He worked at different stations for our Agency and ended up in Washington, DC. Gene was one of the most dedicated Federal employees you could have met - until the Reorganization came along!
I knew practically nothing of classification when I joined the staff and Gene and Jim really helped me learn. It was a great staff at that time. Gene would come in to the office on weekends and catch up on work and was always available to help others when they had too much to do. Then came Arnold!
Arnold was very intelligent as a standards writer but for some reason, took and instant dislike to one of our junior classifiers, Mikey. He tried to fire Mikey and no one knew why. Gene thought this was Arnold being a bully but no one really knows and will probably never know. Mikey was not a fantastic employee but certainly not the bottom of the barrell and certainly not worthy of being fired. At that point, Gene was still a great employee and even though he hated Arnold, he liked his work.
Reorganization to the Customer Advisory Group came along with the Fearless Leaders. At that point, Gene decided he hated what was going on - and rightfully so - and hated his job. These Fearless Leaders actually drove one of the best Federal employees that ever served with the Agency to hate his job so much that he retired on the first possible date he could.
Gene purchased land in Georgia and totally enjoys helping his extended family with their farming and horses. He has turned into a very good golfer, volunteers with seniors, and, I am most happy to say, remains as a good friend of mine.
posted by Ex-Fed @ 10:52 AM
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