Three of however few remained of the USAID workforce were laid off this week while they were in Myanmar doing what they could to help the country recover from last months catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the notifications sent to them while they were sleeping out on the streets along with the locals who are doing so out of fear of sudden aftershocks, NBC News reports.
"This team is working incredibly hard, focused on getting humanitarian aid to those in need. To get news of your imminent termination – how can that not be demoralizing?" said Marica Wong, former deputy administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. The workers were not canned on the spot but notified they will be in a few months, if that makes this slightly less disgraceful.