Charla Burnett recently moved to Washington D.C. to work as a fellow at USAID, aiming for a career as a foreign service officer. After 13 years of work toward her dream job, she was unexpectedly fired just before taking the Foreign Service Exam. Her termination not only dashed her ambitions, but also compromised her hopes for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The abrupt end to her position reflects broader issues faced by public sector employees and questions the support for those serving in governmental roles.
"I felt like I finally made it," Burnett said, reflecting on her career trajectory and excitement about finally reaching a milestone after 13 years of hard work.
Burnett's firing represented a larger betrayal, taking away not just a dream job, but also a promise to lower her educational costs for serving the nation.
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