Retirees will be interviewed following exit of public service- David D. Archer Jr
That’s according to Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr, who made this appeal during his monthly message on Friday, August 1, 2025.
The Deputy Governor also stated that the Government of the Virgin Islands is committed to speaking to retirees from the public service after they have left the service to find ways to improve the service for the future.
“It is because we care that these persons have spent 25 years with us, sometimes 30 years, sometimes 40 years, and how they leave the public service is a reflection on the overall organisation.
“The last thing that we want is for someone to serve for 30 years, 25 years, retire, and they don’t feel good when they are leaving. So we recognise that a thriving public service does not only rest on the current employees but also rests on those who have served and how they think and how they feel about us,’’ he remarked.
‘I will look them in their eyes’
He added that, outside of ensuring that every person who leaves the public service has a dialogue with Human Resources and their manager, they would be asked to share their opinion and knowledge on how the public service can be improved and made better for the next person going forward.
“Everyone who retires from the public service will also sit in a chair, and I will look them in their eyes. I will say, first of all, thank you very much. I would say, 'How are you doing? Are you okay? How do you feel that you have completed the process?' And anytime that they say 'DG, I am not happy, I am not sure', then I would stop and fix whatever that problem might be. And that’s how serious we would take a person who has served within the territory and the public service.’’
The Deputy Governor also described the recent event held by the Virgin Islands Public Service Institute as an eye-opener, stating that it was realised there were persons who were certain about their retirement, while there were some who were unsure.
“Regardless of who they were, we wanted to make sure how they manage money, manage time, how to manage what might be a new environment for them.’’
He also stated that these retirees had an obligation to create a path for someone who is coming after, the governor adding that, “This is something that we have to look at, so that we want to ensure that we make sure that we have the future leaders ready to take over from them.’’
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13 Responses to “Retirees will be interviewed following exit of public service- David D. Archer Jr”
The morale of many teachers, nurses, office staff etc. is at an all time low but who can they talk to?
And some of you like to say they don't want to work and don't do a good job. There are many who want to work, go to work but have to deal with the foolish immature principal, supervisor, manager or boss. D.G talk to those who are still on the ground and can't wait to leave because of certain leaders attitudes. Some of the want to talk to you like you're a child and treat you like you don't have feelings. We need more caring and understanding leaders. Then again, what can we expect when they promote their young immature friends and family who only know how to be bullied. Work place bullying is so real in the BVI... It's sad