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Obama staffers can’t find work in Trump’s DC: ‘There are no jobs’
The Blaze ^ | January 10th, 2017 | Tré Goins-Phillips

Posted on 01/10/2017 12:32:28 PM PST by Mount Athos

As outgoing President Barack Obama plans to head off on vacation when he vacates the White House next week, his staffers and appointees are struggling to find work in Washington, D.C.

Following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and Republicans’ major electoral gains in November, outgoing Obama employees and loyalists to failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have found their job prospects in the District foundering, according to Politico.

“It feels like there are just thousands of us trying to find a job, and there are no jobs,” longtime Clinton aide Mira Patel, who worked for Clinton in her Senate, State Department and 2016 campaign offices, told the outlet.

Following Trump’s surprise victory Nov. 8, Democratic operatives no longer have some 4,000 presidentially appointed jobs for which to apply when the billionaire businessman takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

The Democratic workers who were expecting to see a Clinton White House are reportedly finding the transition especially difficult:

Clinton aides appear to be having a harder time, both emotionally and practically.

“There’s anger, there’s frustration, there’s anxiety, there’s burnout,” said Russ Finkelstein, a managing director at Clearly Next and longtime progressive career guru (including as a founding team member at the lefty jobs board Idealist.org) who has been counseling Clinton alumni.

“People are in shock,” said Anastasia Kessler-Dellaccio, 35, who quit her job at Sister Cities International to run Foreign Policy Professionals for Hillary. Some Clinton campaign workers say they’ve lost their bearings because they’re so rattled by the differences in Trump’s values from those represented by Obama and Clinton.

Kessler-Dellaccio added, “I think people, myself included, are trying to figure out, ‘How do I recalibrate my dreams?’”

But it’s not all bad news. Laslo Bock, Google’s outgoing chief of human resources, has, according to the Wall Street Journal, established a database of résumés to help Obama staffers and Clinton advocates find work after their unexpected yet impending unemployment.

Given the dire situation some outgoing Obama staffers are in: “A lot of us are looking for any fit,” Patel said — the soon-to-be-former president is doing what he can to help his supporters find work in Trump’s Washington.

“The president made it a priority to ensure that, throughout his administration, employees had access to professional development resources and tools to help them advance in their careers and transition to new opportunities,” White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine told Politico, describing Obama as “extremely grateful” to those staffers who have stayed with him over the years.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics
KEYWORDS: americawinsagain; schadenboner; schadenfreude; trumpstillwinning
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To: Mount Athos

Try Part Time in Fast Food


101 posted on 01/10/2017 2:04:49 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Mount Athos

The devil finds work for idle hands.


102 posted on 01/10/2017 2:05:59 PM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Mount Athos

These people wanted to finish destroying the country.

North Korea could use some farm hands.


103 posted on 01/10/2017 2:07:07 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Night Hides Not
I know all to well how those situations go. As a contrator in the automotive buisness things have been pretty tough the last 15 years. However the last 4 years have been Great. When outsourcing under Bush really took off things were very bad, and as at Carrier the Boss's, with Glee were more than happpy to tell us about our impending Doom. I will always remember telling the Republican Pr*ck that one day I will be holding the Bat. Today, I hold that Bat, and Gleefully am swinging at their heads. $😊 $ and they are paying for it. Trump will only make our positions Stronger. MAGA
104 posted on 01/10/2017 2:10:31 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: DesertRhino

With a name like Patel there should be plenty of jobs available. The Patels know how to take care of each other.


105 posted on 01/10/2017 2:21:15 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
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To: Mount Athos

That’s why reps and dems are working overtime to make Trump seems like a Russian stooge. I can’t believe how hard they are going at this. Trump and Putin will have peace long before Trump and the political elites do


106 posted on 01/10/2017 2:27:48 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: Mount Athos
Kessler-Dellaccio added, “I think people, myself included, are trying to figure out, ‘How do I recalibrate my dreams?’”


107 posted on 01/10/2017 2:36:09 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Mount Athos

Boo F’in hoo-now they know how the rest of us have felt the last 8 years-and why would they have thought a political job with the administration in office would last longer than 8 years in the first place?


108 posted on 01/10/2017 2:41:26 PM PST by Texan5 (`"You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to drive a hard line"...)
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To: yldstrk

Yes, I hear the morgue in Chicago is short staffed.


109 posted on 01/10/2017 2:42:15 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: MotorCityBuck

“that don’t know the difference between a Quarter Panel, and a Fender!”

You reminded me of something. When my two boys were 3 or 4 I worked with them so they could point at a picture of a car and identify a wheel versus a tire. Now neither are into cars.


110 posted on 01/10/2017 2:42:39 PM PST by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: Mount Athos

Big Smile!


111 posted on 01/10/2017 2:45:52 PM PST by oldsicilian
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To: Mount Athos

I would suggest that these folks go back home to their home state political paradises, such as Detroit, Chicago or Oakland. Surely with their qualifications they could sell Smart cars, open a coffee bar, or make and sell pots at craft fairs. They could move into their elderly parents homes with their life partners, teacup poodles and sports equipment.


112 posted on 01/10/2017 2:48:33 PM PST by Irish Queen (Not all cults are religious)
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To: Mount Athos

I would suggest that these folks go back home to their home state political paradises, such as Detroit, Chicago or Oakland. Surely with their qualifications they could sell Smart cars, open a coffee bar, or make and sell pots at craft fairs. They could move into their elderly parents homes with their life partners, teacup poodles and sports equipment.


113 posted on 01/10/2017 2:48:39 PM PST by Irish Queen (Not all cults are religious)
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To: Mount Athos

Their hero Biraq says unemployment is actually a good thing - more time with the family, doing what you’ve never had time to before...

Cry me a river.


114 posted on 01/10/2017 2:55:40 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Mount Athos

My heart is pumping purple pumpkin piss, just for them.


115 posted on 01/10/2017 3:01:17 PM PST by redfreedom
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To: Mount Athos

Bet they could mow lawns


116 posted on 01/10/2017 3:13:08 PM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: dfwgator

Love it -:)


117 posted on 01/10/2017 3:14:47 PM PST by bestrongbpositive
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To: RightGeek

118 posted on 01/10/2017 3:24:45 PM PST by xp38
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To: xp38
LEAVE BRITNEY AND OBAMA STAFFERS ALONE! I MEAN IT!!!


119 posted on 01/10/2017 3:26:04 PM PST by xp38
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To: Mount Athos
I make it a point to occasionally post an article that will bring a big smile to everyone's face.

My grin got wider as I read each sentence.

Musical words:
"Clinton aides appear to be having a harder time, both emotionally and practically."
“There’s anger, there’s frustration, there’s anxiety, there’s burnout,”
“People are in shock,”
"Some Clinton campaign workers say they’ve lost their bearings because they’re so rattled by the differences in Trump’s values from those represented by Obama and Clinton."
"How do I recalibrate my dreams?"

It goes on and on, and in the end . . .

120 posted on 01/10/2017 3:27:13 PM PST by Oatka
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