President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce. While many people have probationary status because they have less than a year or two on the job, others are on probation because they had recently been promoted or transferred into a new position. Some served in the military, only to become vulnerable when shifting to a civilian job. Thousands of people have lost their jobs, although the final number isn't clear. One fired worker says "they have no idea how many lives they are destroying,"