Vatalaro

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background

Vatalaro formerly worked with the County of Sacramento. In 2013, her then- supervisor, Michelle Callejas, discussed the possibility of her promoting from an

2 Administrative Analyst II, her position at the time, to an Administrative Services Officer (ASO) III. Vatalaro afterward worked with Callejas to develop the duties that would be associated with the promotion and, in 2015, she finally received the promotion to an ASO

III. Under County civil service rules, Vatalaro’s new position was probationary for a

period of six months. Before she started her new position, Vatalaro discovered her supervisor would be Mindy Yamasaki and received from Yamasaki a job description that listed her expected job duties. Vatalaro afterward expressed concerns about both. She first contacted a County human resources analyst and asked about the “reporting structure.” In a series of emails, she indicated that she believed she should be reporting to Callejas, not Yamasaki, in her new position. But the analyst found no issue, explaining that “[t]here is nothing in the class specifications that would prohibit the reporting relationships you are proposing.” Vatalaro…