Fired CDC worker turns to pressure washing work in Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. - A worker fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta started a pressure-washing business to make money after losing his job.
Ryan Sloane said he created ATL-Hose after he got terminated from his public relations position in February.
“I’m kind of living in limbo right now,” he said. “I’m not really sure where I am or what’s going to happen, so I just kind of exist.”
Sloane was one of nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the CDC who were forced out under the Trump istration’s move to get rid of them.
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Sloane said he started at the CDC last December, then said he got terminated on Feb. 14 due to performance, which he argues against. But then, Sloane received an email on Wednesday stating he was reinstated until Friday.
“The way this was done, it wasn’t efficient. It’s not making people healthier or safer,” he said. “It’s not making us greater. It’s causing a lot of chaos and confusion.”
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Sloane told Atlanta News First he’s been vocal about his frustrations, ing others to protest outside of the CDC in DeKalb County.
“We hope we can have the istration’s soon because we’d like the opportunity to get back to work for the American people,” he said.
ATL-Hose is offering discounts to current CDC workers and their families, plus other fired federal workers. Sloane said he will continue this work until he gets answers as to what’s next.
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“This kind of chaos and confusion and contradicting mandates, it is confusing, and the American people are entitled to clarity,” Sloane said.
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