TSA absences at airports double during shutdown, 300 officers quit

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News.

TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.

Statistics obtained from Transportation Security Administration officials show the nationwide callout rate — unscheduled absences by frontline officers — has risen to an average of 6% during the shutdown, compared with about 2% before government funding lapsed.

Several days saw significantly higher national absence rates. The highest nationwide rate reached 9% on Feb. 23, followed by 8% on March 6 and 7% on March 9, according to the internal data.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tsa-absences-airports-double-during-221023225.html

Treat your employees like shit, they're liable to quit.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. We recently vacationed in St. Thomas

I have to say, TSA wasn't near the nightmare it usually is. They were close to lackadaisical. Didn't even make me open my carry-on, for one. When we came back through Charlotte Amalie, they asked me if I was over 75 and had any implants and when I confirmed that I was and I didn't, they didn't make me go through X-ray either. It was kind of weird, TBH. Also, I don't yet have my Real ID due to being unable to get all of my paperwork (some of which is from another country) and I thought that would be a hassle, but since I have and paid for my Confirm ID, that was a piece of cake too.

[MichMan]

2. Well being they aren't being paid due to the shutdown I'm not all that surprised