By Torontoist

“I feel like there’s a gun to my head. I feel undervalued and if anyone wants to know about morale among city workers right now, it’s in the toilet.”

—A public health promoter who works for the City of Toronto, talking to the Star about applying for a buyout package that would see her retiring months before she had originally planned. She said she made the decision due to Rob Ford’s comments that City workers should take the buyouts or face layoffs, not due to any pressure from her superiors. The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said she felt “bad” about applying for the buyout—which would give her “tens of thousands of dollars”—and worries she will have to leave her job too quickly. “I don’t feel good about taxpayers getting nothing for this money,” she said.