Federal employee in Baltimore reprimanded for excessive farting!

[MDCivilServant]

How long before his co-workers go out due to PTSD?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...-by-gas-645132

"After stating that, “It is my belief that you can control this condition,” the author of the reprimand letter then noted, “The following dates show the time of your flatulence.” What followed was a log listing 17 separate dates (and 60 specific times) on which the employee passed gas. For example, the man’s September 19 output included nine instances of flatulence, beginning at 9:45 AM and concluding at 4:30 PM.

The man was also accused of launching a trio of attacks on September 11."

[Baltimatt]

The SSA worker is pictured with his wife in the above photo, which apparently was taken at an amusement park (yes, he is standing at the left shoulder of someone dressed as Pepe Le Pew).

With their faces blurred, I couldn't tell which one was the husband and which one was the wife!

[Mom49of4]

I saw this earlier - too funny!!

[OldBay]

I'm looking forward to reading the comments on this story.

Its SSA, so Ken may have to recuse himself.

[demopublican]

Keep it classy Baltimore

[bwlewis1964]

I feel for his co-workers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWoCTDD40Y4

[dialtone]

How long before his co-workers go out due to PTSD?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...-by-gas-645132

"After stating that, “It is my belief that you can control this condition,” the author of the reprimand letter then noted, “The following dates show the time of your flatulence.” What followed was a log listing 17 separate dates (and 60 specific times) on which the employee passed gas. For example, the man’s September 19 output included nine instances of flatulence, beginning at 9:45 AM and concluding at 4:30 PM.

The man was also accused of launching a trio of attacks on September 11."

I wouldn't want to work near him.

[demopublican]

I wouldn't want to work near him.

It is Social Security. There is no work going on. They have people counting farts and writing reports about it.

[tonita]

Air pollution!

[Hexexis]

How long before his co-workers go out due to PTSD? ...

Oh, you can bet that the work-related injury complaints've already begun.

We had a guy some years back that did this same sorta thing. It was offensive, a few people commented, but no one I know of reprimanded him. Maybe because he was the nattiest dresser in the office.

[BlandFood]

Maybe Fed Workers should have weight standards like the military. It would save us TONS (no pun intended) in medical claims.

[Sprightly]

Employees were actually documenting down to the minute? Yeah, they are seriously busy people.

[bmore_ken]

I'm looking forward to reading the comments on this story.

Its SSA, so Ken may have to recuse himself.

This thread is too dumb for a comment from me

[Jim F]

There's something called Beano that's supposed to be an antidote:

http://www.beanogas.com/

[Justthefax]

This story stinks.

[KSweeley]

5 page reprimand letter has been made public: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...-by-gas-645132

DECEMBER 21--A federal employee was formally reprimanded this month for excessive workplace flatulence, a sanction that was delivered to him in a five-page letter that actually included a log of representative dates and times when he was recorded “releasing the awful and unpleasant odor” in his Baltimore office.

The worker, a 38-year-old Maryland resident, reportedly provided evidence that he suffered from “some medical conditions” that, at times, caused him to be unable to work full days. But a SSA manager noted in the reprimand letter that, “nothing that you have submitted has indicated that you would have uncontrollable flatulence. It is my belief that you can control this condition.”


A redacted copy of the letter was recently circulated among officers of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the union that represents the SSA worker. Contacted today at his office, the employee said, “I can’t talk to you about this, I’m sorry.” The employee is being represented in connection with the reprimand by a lawyer for his union, AFGE Local 1923. Cynthia Ennis, president of the Baltimore-based local, did not respond to e-mail and phone messages about the matter.

[buzzthefuzz]

With their faces blurred, I couldn't tell which one was the husband and which one was the wife!

We had as gun many, many years ago in my acadmey class that did it when we had a college professor giving a class. Everybody laughed but I felt embarrassed.

[Eastside Terp]

It is Social Security. There is no work going on. They have people counting farts and writing reports about it.

he might be one of the most productive folks there .......

good at what he does, good volume, consistent output .......

how long before this is an ADA case? .....

[demopublican]

I wonder how his tone is. Can he sustain long notes with decent pitch?
Or are they wet and sloppy?

[Eastside Terp]

I wonder how his tone is. Can he sustain long notes with decent pitch?
Or or they wet and sloppy?

since this is going downhill already, what the heck ......

maybe this guy should have listened to this advice .......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_bYagdG4A