pointsixtyfizzle
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I’m from the 2021 summer bid and this morning I was, “found unsuitable for FAA employment” because there is, “a history of issues related to pattern of misconduct or negligence in employment.” Sucks to be me, right? You are probably thinking, what did this guy do? Before this morning I thought of myself as a model citizen, never so much as been handed a speeding ticket. Actually I got one two weeks ago for going 40 mph in a 35 zone, but that is beside the point. I have a clean record and was forthcoming in my SF-86 on e-Qip. On June 24, 2022 a suitability adjudicator for the FAA notified me of an unfavorable suitability determination. They had not yet actioned it, but I was offered the opportunity to rebut the following charge.
Charge #1: Issues related to a pattern of misconduct or negligence in employment
As of right now I choose not to post my 2,500-word response, but I assure you that it included reasonable explanations for each of the bullet points above as well as positive references from the very same places of employment. My response goes as far as to disprove small details such as being terminated in March 2022 when in actuality it was April 2022 (it matters because I had the security interview on April 1 when termination was not disclosed) and also proving that I am in fact eligible for rehire. If you consider the information above, sure it looks bad and I understand why it raises a flag. However I am having a hard time understanding why a reference-furnished response failed to mitigate the said red flag (unfavorable suitability determination). For example in a recommendation letter, the current general manager at Revolution (holding the position of the previous man that fired me) attested that my dismissal was uncalled for etc. My character is at stake because a suitability action looks at the character traits of a potential federal employee on a social and personal level rather than qualifications or skills. How can a praising account of the authority at Revolution still render an unfavorable outcome? You are not allowed to be fired more than once, but I believe to have negated at least one of two terminations.
Additionally I filed good references from other employers where I have worked over a year and where I work now. There is even a heartwarming account of a church official who speaks to my good character and voluntary service to the community.
The purpose of this post is not to seek help in order to reverse the decision. “Applicants to FAA positions do not have appeal rights.” I just find it incredible that in light of everything I am being placed in the same category as if I had a history of alcohol abuse, drugs, or gambling. If you sell drugs then you can’t work for the DEA. If you are guilty of embezzlement you can’t work in the treasury department. I was a bartender and delivery driver, what on earth has that got to do with ATCS in the FAA? I am, “debarred from FAA employment until July 3, 2025.”
My advice to people in the future is that if you can work the system, do it. Through research I found that in a security investigation they would have had to follow rigid steps to come to any conclusion much like a flow chart. Is this a fair outcome? Don’t trust security investigations or even medicals because you think you have a clean record. Omit if need be. After all the investigators are federal workers themselves. Just like controllers separate planes, you have hr specialists and adjudicators move down lists of criteria for a living. Don’t tell me there aren’t morons in towers and centers across the country doing the bare minimum for a decent paycheck. Hell I was about to be one (slightly joking aviation is my passion). Be proactive in avoiding specific scenarios. It’s guilty until proven innocent and proof of innocence is on you, not them.
A couple of years ago in England I was a bartender and had some misfortune that led to being fired. Wasn’t even going to include it on e-Qip, but because I used it as three years’ work experience instead of my British bachelors’ degree that had not yet been evaluated by a third party, I disclosed it. They really hit me with the, “lack of sound judgment and responsibility” copypasta. Bs. How can you say that to a person who is trusted to be pilot in command of a single piston airplane? Not to use qualifications as an excuse because, again, this is about character. However that is why I say the security investigation is black and white and that the investigator likely gives zero you know whats about the individual. I feel as though they did not consider the whole person.
Did I not provide enough information to mitigate the charge? If I had applied in the summer 2022 bid, could I have forfeited summer 2021 bid and been risk free of the first termination by the time the TOL comes in 2023 as that is outside the three year window?
Feel free to ask questions and let me know your thoughts. Much love
Charge #1: Issues related to a pattern of misconduct or negligence in employment
- In February 2020, you were terminated from Revolution after the following incidents occurred:
- You had a verbal altercation with your kitchen manager and you disobeyed a request to discontinue taking food orders.
- You had a verbal altercation with a customer regarding the quality of a drink you served the customer.
- You were caught on video watching a game on your phone on a slow day.
- In March 2022, you received a reprimand and a 5-day suspension for leaving packages at the end of driveways, in stairwells, and for not putting in the appropriate effort delivering packages while you were employed as a —— ————Transports (LHT), Inc., FedEx contractor.
- In late March 2022, you were terminated from LHT after an additional complaint was sent to FedEx via video showing you throwing packages. Over the course of your employment at LHT, you received seven complaints for conduct and throwing packages. You Are not eligible for rehire.
As of right now I choose not to post my 2,500-word response, but I assure you that it included reasonable explanations for each of the bullet points above as well as positive references from the very same places of employment. My response goes as far as to disprove small details such as being terminated in March 2022 when in actuality it was April 2022 (it matters because I had the security interview on April 1 when termination was not disclosed) and also proving that I am in fact eligible for rehire. If you consider the information above, sure it looks bad and I understand why it raises a flag. However I am having a hard time understanding why a reference-furnished response failed to mitigate the said red flag (unfavorable suitability determination). For example in a recommendation letter, the current general manager at Revolution (holding the position of the previous man that fired me) attested that my dismissal was uncalled for etc. My character is at stake because a suitability action looks at the character traits of a potential federal employee on a social and personal level rather than qualifications or skills. How can a praising account of the authority at Revolution still render an unfavorable outcome? You are not allowed to be fired more than once, but I believe to have negated at least one of two terminations.
Additionally I filed good references from other employers where I have worked over a year and where I work now. There is even a heartwarming account of a church official who speaks to my good character and voluntary service to the community.
The purpose of this post is not to seek help in order to reverse the decision. “Applicants to FAA positions do not have appeal rights.” I just find it incredible that in light of everything I am being placed in the same category as if I had a history of alcohol abuse, drugs, or gambling. If you sell drugs then you can’t work for the DEA. If you are guilty of embezzlement you can’t work in the treasury department. I was a bartender and delivery driver, what on earth has that got to do with ATCS in the FAA? I am, “debarred from FAA employment until July 3, 2025.”
My advice to people in the future is that if you can work the system, do it. Through research I found that in a security investigation they would have had to follow rigid steps to come to any conclusion much like a flow chart. Is this a fair outcome? Don’t trust security investigations or even medicals because you think you have a clean record. Omit if need be. After all the investigators are federal workers themselves. Just like controllers separate planes, you have hr specialists and adjudicators move down lists of criteria for a living. Don’t tell me there aren’t morons in towers and centers across the country doing the bare minimum for a decent paycheck. Hell I was about to be one (slightly joking aviation is my passion). Be proactive in avoiding specific scenarios. It’s guilty until proven innocent and proof of innocence is on you, not them.
A couple of years ago in England I was a bartender and had some misfortune that led to being fired. Wasn’t even going to include it on e-Qip, but because I used it as three years’ work experience instead of my British bachelors’ degree that had not yet been evaluated by a third party, I disclosed it. They really hit me with the, “lack of sound judgment and responsibility” copypasta. Bs. How can you say that to a person who is trusted to be pilot in command of a single piston airplane? Not to use qualifications as an excuse because, again, this is about character. However that is why I say the security investigation is black and white and that the investigator likely gives zero you know whats about the individual. I feel as though they did not consider the whole person.
Did I not provide enough information to mitigate the charge? If I had applied in the summer 2022 bid, could I have forfeited summer 2021 bid and been risk free of the first termination by the time the TOL comes in 2023 as that is outside the three year window?
Feel free to ask questions and let me know your thoughts. Much love