
A former Wall Street executive was just handed a new job, and he made it very clear just how much of a shock this was while speaking to his employees.
Frank Bisignano has now been sworn in as head of the Social Security Administration, one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans.
But this seemed to come as a bit of a shock for Bisignano himself, as he held a town hall with Social Security managers from around the country on May 21 and got very candid.
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In a leaked audio from the meeting, he insisted that he was not looking for a job from Donald Trump and essentially had no clue about the position.

He said: “So, I get a phone call and it's about Social Security. And I'm really, I'm really not, I swear I'm not looking for a job.
“And I'm like, 'Well, what am I going to do?' So, I'm Googling Social Security. You know, one of my great skills, I'm one of the great Googlers on the East Coast.
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“I'm like, 'What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'”
Hilariously, during the meeting, he also bemoaned about media leaks from within the agency...from a now leaked piece of audio.
He continued: “Put that as the headline for the Post: 'Great Googler in Chief. Chief in Googler' or whatever.”
“By the way, I like to have fun at work, we are allowed to laugh, we are allowed to have fun, we are allowed to know each other's family, we are allowed to be normal, how is that.”
Well despite this, people on social media haven’t exactly been kind about Bisignano seemingly not having a clue what his job is or will entail.
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One Twitter user commented: “So he’s 100% in on the time tested and foolproof 'fake it till you make it' strategy. Got it.”
Another said: “The qualifications to hold a position in the Trump Admin is to NOT be qualified. If your resume has relevant experience, you don’t even get past the phone screen.”
A third added: “This makes my blood boil. These are NOT serious people, but they've accepted serious jobs just for novelty?”

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However, some users did defend the new appointment.
One person commented: “People act like you need some elite PhD to run the agency…. You don’t…. What it needs is someone who’s actually built things, managed huge teams, and delivered results.
“Frank Bisignano has done that at the highest level, running billion-dollar companies with real accountability.”
UNILAD has contacted the Social Security Administration for comment.
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