Both parties hire hundreds of staff during an election who are subsequently let go once the election is over. But the DNC is currently taking fire for not only laying off hundreds of temporary workers but for doing the same to some permanent employees who were told last Wednesday that Friday would be their last day.
The DNC dismissed hundreds of employees this past week.
Most people let go were only hired to work through the election but some were considered “permanent” employees that stay on between election cycles.
Many DNC employees felt blindsided by the extent of the layoffs and felt that their managers had not been upfront with them about the possibility, eight current and recently fired DNC aides told Axios.
A NY Times reporter tweeted that the DNC went from 680 employees down to 200 last Friday. Most of those were seasonal workers who expected their…
