How is somebody with 16 years of government employment "probationary?" That's your first year, and at five you're essentially tenured.
There is no such thing as "tenure" in government employment. If you give up one job, and take another, you are in a probationary period with the new job. It was his mistake to think this was a good time to do such a thing.How is somebody with 16 years of government employment "probationary?" That's your first year, and at five you're essentially tenured.