This couple is truly living in the 1800s.
Yeah it's sad our kid died of disease, but the other 4 made it so it's okay
New is generous, a lot of these were employees that had worked for the federal government for years that recently took promotions. Those promotions were "new" appointments even though they've worked for years.
Plus the admin is planning Reductions in Force so many of these workers will unfortunately be fired again.
I'll follow you