NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. federal employees reeling from a wave of firings that began last week have focused on the language in their termination letters targeting their "performance" as particularly upsetting, reported USA TODAY on Monday.

Fired probationary employees interviewed by the newspaper all said they were never told of any performance problems. One hadn't been in the job long enough to have a performance review. Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it. And a third employee said his supervisor explicitly told him he wasn't being terminated for performance reasons.

"The performance language in the letters added insult to injury, the fired employees said, arguing it unfairly impugns their work records," noted the report. "Some worried the language could impact their ability to file for unemployment benefits and find a new job."

President Donald Trump's administration has launched an aggressive effort to cut federal agencies and completely shutter some. The administration offered buyouts to nearly all federal workers and then began mass terminations targeting probationary employees who recently were hired. Enditem

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