Government and Public Administration Career Pathways
Question 1 • Career Explorations A
Select the examples of layoffs. Check all that apply.India loses her job as an Urban Planner because the city ran out of funding.Tori loses her job as a Foreign Service Officer because she is not good at communicating with or negotiating with foreign officials.Hunter loses his job as a Tax Examiner because he keeps making mistakes.Fidel loses his job as an Eligibility Interviewer because Legislators decided to cut his department, even though Fidel was very good at his job.
Answer
A
India loses her job as an Urban Planner because the city ran out of funding.
B
Tori loses her job as a Foreign Service Officer because she is not good at communicating with or negotiating with foreign officials.
C
Hunter loses his job as a Tax Examiner because he keeps making mistakes.
D
Fidel loses his job as an Eligibility Interviewer because Legislators decided to cut his department, even though Fidel was very good at his job.
Explanation
A layoff happens when an employer eliminates jobs because of factors such as reduced funding or department cuts, rather than because of an employee’s performance. India lost her job because the city ran out of funding, and Fidel lost his because legislators cut his department. Tori and Hunter were dismissed for performance-related reasons, so those are not layoffs.
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