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Bloomberg’s Job Security Promises Are Falling Through, Campaign Workers Say
NY Times ^ | 10 Mar 2020 | Rebecca Ruiz

Posted on 03/10/2020 9:53:59 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Former campaign workers for Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential bid reacted angrily on Monday to news that they would not work through the November election, as expected.

When the multibillionaire Michael R. Bloomberg hired an army of staff members for his presidential campaign, he lavished them with salaries that were nearly double what other candidates were paying. His campaign also promised something rivals could not match: job security through the general election, even if he dropped out of the race.

But now, less than a week after Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, left the Democratic presidential race — endorsing former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and pledging to put his vast resources behind him — hundreds of Mr. Bloomberg’s field organizers and regional organizing directors around the country are suddenly without jobs, having received emails on Monday that encouraged them to keep their campaign-issued electronics as a sort of severance payment

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KEYWORDS: bloomberg; liar; whoops
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1 posted on 03/10/2020 9:53:59 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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It’s hard to have any sympathy for anyone who went to work on the Bloomberg campaign.


2 posted on 03/10/2020 9:54:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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and another group learns that Dems never intend to deliver on their unrealistic promises


3 posted on 03/10/2020 9:55:05 AM PDT by thoughtomator (... this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.)
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What did they expect? Lifetime employment? Mini Me made no such commitment.


4 posted on 03/10/2020 9:55:06 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever po)
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They all need to go plant some magic Seeds.


5 posted on 03/10/2020 9:56:02 AM PDT by Paladin2
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Another failure to put on the old resume.


6 posted on 03/10/2020 9:57:08 AM PDT by txrefugee
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It was fun while it lasted. Like Trump famously liked to say, “you’re fired”.


7 posted on 03/10/2020 9:57:52 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever po)
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encouraged them to keep their campaign-issued electronics as a sort of severance payment

LOL! Leave the playground, keep the toy.

8 posted on 03/10/2020 9:58:01 AM PDT by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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What did they expect? Lifetime employment? Mini Me made no such commitment.

Well, the article says that he did in fact promise that they would be employed up until the November election, even if he dropped out.

9 posted on 03/10/2020 9:58:21 AM PDT by Maceman (PeopleExho vote Democrat sell their lives (and ours) to the government and their souls to the Devil.)
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This is hilarious. Go to work for a man who has contempt for anyone who isn’t Michael Bloomberg, then get shocked when he dumps you.

Bunch of morons, I hope this hurts them badly.


10 posted on 03/10/2020 9:58:31 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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Democrats make promises.
Democrats don’t keep promises.

Have they learned nothing??


11 posted on 03/10/2020 9:58:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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Playing sad music on my Planck length violin.


12 posted on 03/10/2020 9:58:41 AM PDT by C19fan
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Unless they got it in writing, it isn’t legally enforceable.


13 posted on 03/10/2020 9:59:27 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever po)
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Does that make Bloomie a Warren Indian Gifter???


14 posted on 03/10/2020 9:59:57 AM PDT by C19fan
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“now, less than a week after Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, left the Democratic presidential race — endorsing former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and pledging to put his vast resources behind him — hundreds of Mr. Bloomberg’s field organizers and regional organizing directors around the country are suddenly without jobs, having received emails on Monday that encouraged them to keep their campaign-issued electronics as a sort of severance payment!”

Never trust any elite so called Democrat when it comes to keeping pre election promises!


15 posted on 03/10/2020 10:01:21 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Polticalwire.com is naming the Wuhan virus as BidenÂ’s running mate, they are gleeful.)
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Bloomburg is applying typical political "Double-speak".
Promise them anything to get their cooperation,
and then ..leave them hanging in the trees.

16 posted on 03/10/2020 10:01:31 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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Every young Leftoid demands a guaranteed income. It’s how pied pipers like Bernie keep them on board.


17 posted on 03/10/2020 10:01:51 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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18 posted on 03/10/2020 10:02:33 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Or they could learn to code.


19 posted on 03/10/2020 10:02:35 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Grampa Dave

They can get to keep their campaign-issued IPhones and Mac laptops.


20 posted on 03/10/2020 10:03:09 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever po)
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