Trump-appointed "Vino Vixen" subjected State staff to hostile treatment

[essentialsaltes]

Why am I not surprised that:

#1: Trump appointed the "Vino Vixen" to a post in the State Department
#2: The "Vino Vixen" is not a good boss.

Top officials in the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs subjected employees to "disrespectful and hostile treatment," accusations of disloyalty, and retaliation, a long-awaited report from the department's watchdog agency found. The report also said the bureau's leadership "did not take significant action" to address these concerns.

"Nearly every employee interviewed by OIG raised concerns about the leadership of IO and the treatment of staff," according to the report released Thursday by the State Department Office of Inspector General.

The bureau's leaders labeled some employees "traitors," if they felt they didn't support President Donald Trump. They berated others for following procedures, punished staff for not doing work the department's Office of the Legal Adviser had deemed "inappropriate" and targeted others for retaliation, in one case because of a staffer's "relationship with the gay and lesbian community."

The concerns are largely centered around Mari Stull -- the "Vino Vixen" wine blogger lobbyist turned Trump administration appointee in IO -- and IO Assistant Secretary Kevin Moley.

 

[wing2000]

Ms Stull is a model, loyal Trump appointee and that's all that matters to many apparently.

[from the AIG report ]

Numerous employees told OIG that Assistant Secretary Moley and Ms. Stull made inappropriate accusations of disloyalty and made positive or negative comments about employees based on perceived political views. For example, several career employees reported that throughout her tenure at the Department, Ms. Stull referred to them or to other career employees as “Obama holdovers,” “traitors,” or “disloyal.” Assistant Secretary Moley, however, told OIG that the only occasion on which he heard Ms. Stull make such remarks was in reference to former political appointees whom she believed were converted to career employees.21 Other career employees told OIG that Ms. Stull accused them of being part of the “Deep State” and that the Assistant Secretary accused them of “undermining the President’s agenda.”22 In addition, shortly after her arrival in IO, Ms. Stull referred to her IO colleagues as the “swamp” on her personal Twitter account. In contrast, other employees told OIG that Ms. Stull made positive comments about some specific career employees because they reportedly made contributions to Republican candidates. Although OIG found no evidence that any formal personnel actions were taken on the basis of such contributions, the mere discussion of them raises significant concerns as to whether Ms. Stull was engaging in political activity while on duty. 23

 

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[essentialsaltes]

Another detail from the report: "Approximately 50 of 300 domestic IO employees have departed IO since Assistant Secretary Moley took over its leadership, and nearly all of the former employees who OIG interviewed stated that poor leadership of the bureau contributed to their decision to depart."

It's a ridiculous shame that competent people (a sixth of the office) are leaving, because incompetent people are being put in charge.

 

[GOD Shines Forth!]

It's a ridiculous shame that competent people (a sixth of the office) are leaving, because incompetent people are being put in charge.

No, it’s just reality (as all working folks can attest).