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Since September 11, 2001, US officials have been diligently working to take measures to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again. The FBI has significant responsibility for investigating terrorist movements in the US and apprehending potential terrorists before a tragedy occurs. But many FBI agents are facing a dilemma they never envisioned---financial difficulties. For example, one FBI agent, a 34 year old law school graduate and former marine captain assigned to New York City must live more than 40 miles from his office. He cannot afford to live near his work on a salary of $60,000. Another agent left his $80,000 year job in Miami to join the FBI, and was assigned to San Diego. His $58,000 salary does not cover the housing expenses in that area, and thus he lives nearly two hours from his work. In serious debt, he may not be able to afford being an FBI agent much longer.
Many fear that these agents - particularly those who live in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, and other high cost of living areas - who are in deep debt, may become vulnerable to corruption - which could threaten national security. At the heart of the problem is that a new FBI agent starts at a base salary of around $50,000. After 5 years of service, an agent could make over $70,000. But that is not enough for the high cost areas. In Richmond, VA, for example, housing can be 50% less than in the high cost areas.
A survey of FBI agents revealed that more than 7,700 agents indicate their financial situation is “dangerously unstable”. Many have had to cash out their retirement accounts.
Assume that you are the Director of the FBI. This information has just been given to you. What would you do?
- Explain your reasoning in a thorough Position Paper.
- Describe the type(s) of control that are portrayed in the case. Give specific examples.
- Would some types of control be more important than others in this situation?
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: POSITION PAPER ON FBI AGENTS WELFARE
Position Paper on FBI Agents Welfare
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1. Explain your reasoning in a thorough Position Paper.
Any employee at any given workplace must be able to be significantly engaged to prevent
massive errors in performance. An employee who is much engraved in his or her personal struggles
might not be able to provide quality services as expected of them. The federal bureau of
investigation is a critical organization, which significantly concerned with the wellbeing of
national security. The performance of the federal Bureau agents has been significantly lauded as
being in a position to create a safe United State. However, the challenges that are facing the
organization are likely to have a significant negative impact on the whole set up. An employee
who is working with the divided mind is unable to fully devote his or her course to the
organizational demands since there are significant personal challenges that are not yet solved. This
situation is very critical in the sense that such employees are likely to look for other better-paying
jobs, and thus the moment federal bureau of investigation agents start quitting because of the poor
working environment, it would be very difficult for the agency to put in place significant measures
to tame the move (Anitha, 2014).
Putting into consideration individuals who leave their employment position to join the bureau
only to be disappointed with the benefits and compensations that they are entitled. As special
agents within the United States, their responsibility is very significant and thus should be treated
with much dignity. Developing any lapse in concentration of the bureau agents is likely to be
detrimental to the national security. The fact that many agents are unable to fend for themselves
and their families, it means that many of the bureau agents are stressed out.
Workplace stress, therefore, arises because of poor engagement between the employers and
employees within an organization.In this case, the Bureau is not putting in any efforts to ensure
that there is better engagement between itself and the Bureau agents, which makes it difficult a
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better understanding where a solution can be achieved. The inability of employees to effectively
relate to the management prevent a better interaction and the existing of a better platform w...
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