Opinion ID: 211217
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Conduct Leading to the Last Chance Agreement

Text: 3 On August 25, 2003, the agency proposed Gose's removal, and on September 12, 2003, the deciding official found that removal was warranted. The official concluded that Gose had fail[ed] to use [a] satchel in the delivery of the mail and had therefore failed to observe our safety rules and policies. The deciding official also stated that Gose had recently been present for the service-safety talks concerning this subject and had acknowledged that [he] was aware of the requirement to use the satchel. As evidence of Gose's apparent propensity for not following instructions, the deciding official cited several suspensions for Failure to Perform Your Duties in a Conscientious and Effective Manner / Failure to Follow Instructions and one suspension for Failure to Perform Your Duties in a Conscientious and Effective Manner / Unauthorized Extension of Lunch. 4 As a final resolution of these matters, Gose entered into a LCA with the agency on October 31, 2003. A key provision of the LCA was that Gose would comply with all the applicable policies, rules and regulations with regard to his employment as a condition of this last chance agreement. Failure to comply . . . will constitute a basis that will result in Mr. Gose's removal. . . . 5