RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Monday was supposed to mark an achievement for army veteran Morgan Hyde. She worked at the Defense Logistics Agency for nine months.
However, she said it’s been tense at the office for the past few weeks. So, when her boss called her in, she knew it wasn’t good.
“And he told me that you’re going to be getting an email, this is what the email is going to say, and you have this amount of time to get your belongings, turn in your badge, and go home,” she said.
Not too long after, she received an email stating that she was being terminated for reduction in force and performance.
“Which is a complete lie based on the fact that I had just received a performance award,” Hyde said.
Hyde joins thousands of federal workers nationwide who have been laid off as part of the White House and Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
The federal government is the largest employer of veterans.
“If I may be frank, student loans, single home income and visiting food pantries in this economy to survive,” she said. “As veterans, as people who serve the federal government and doing their jobs, our jobs are being terminated without cause.”
Hyde anticipates this situation worsening for federal workers, which urges people to lean on each other and look into available resources.
“I do think that we the people have the responsibility to check on our neighbors and that we’re helping each other at the lowest levels,” she said.
Hyde said that she is hopeful for her future. She’s started applying to some local government jobs but hopes to one day return to the DLA because she truly loved her job.
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