Educated Latina

I just recently won my EEO case against some of the worst managers ATF has ever hired. They lied and stuck together in their joint efforts to win their case. However, they underestimated an educated Latina!

• I documented everything!
• I carried a journal with me at all times.
• I recorded conversations and meetings.
• I printed my emails.
• I collected my own statements.
• I had my recordings transcribed.
• I was calm, cool and collected.
• I stayed professional.
• I hired an attorney.
• I did my research and never let management get away with anything.

They are not "God" and mean nothing...nothing but a joke! If you are involved in an EEO battle, do all the above and then hire an attorney. They will shake in their panties. Take charge of your situation, don't let it take charge of you. If you must quit, then quit.

I just recently won my EEO case against some of the worst managers ATF has ever hired. They lied and stuck together in their joint efforts to win their case. However, they underestimated an educated Latina!

• I documented everything!
• I carried a journal with me at all times.
• I recorded conversations and meetings.
• I printed my emails.
• I collected my own statements.
• I had my recordings transcribed.
• I was calm, cool and collected.
• I stayed professional.
• I hired an attorney.
• I did my research and never let management get away with anything.

They are not "God" and mean nothing...nothing but a joke! If you are involved in an EEO battle, do all the above and then hire an attorney. They will shake in their panties. Take charge of your situation, don't let it take charge of you. If you must quit, then quit.

Thank you for your reply to my post. I feel empowered and validated by this website and people like you. It is important to know that Investigative Analyst are appreciated and supported to be true analysts and not secretaries. There are so many Analyst's being held back and deprived of a prosperous future. This is the beginning of my fight and I will not stop until every IA - 1805 realizes they have a voice and are not alone.

Talk about one of the MOST important posts since this website opened. OUTSTANDING, AND TRUE. RIGHT ON. Any Agent, (real Agent) knows that a true blue IA and support staff, is the difference between just keeping the doors open and actually taking it to the street criminals. EVERY success I have had personally, and every success I have observed over my almost 30 years, was on the back of the Best IA's in the government. They have been disregarded for WAY too long. Senior management has been too willing to let the good ones go, and their positions remain vacant BUT by God, we have dog handlers, polygraph agents, specialty this and that. Any doubt why entire field divisions are UNDER performing. We have said it all along. Stop the politics, stop the special programs. BACK to basics, and ATF survives.If not WE ARE GONE.I will trade 5 GS-14s and above for ONE good IA. The United States Marine Corps has a mindset and philosophy, "Every Marine is a basic rifleman". Well EVERY ATF Agent needs to be an Agent NOT A BUREAUCRAT, first and foremost. FOR THE RECORD, I have personally had the BEST IA's throughout my entire career that the Bureau had to offer. Thanks Eugenia, Annie, Pauline, Theresa, Debra, Todd and ALL the rest. We kicked ass BECAUSE of you all. I love you guys.