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It’s been nearly a year and a half since Brian Araujo moved to Elections Canada from another federal department and thanks to the Phoenix pay system, he’s out more than $10,000 as he continues to wait for his pay profile to be transferred.

His is one of many similar stories shared Monday at the latest in a series of “NextGen User Expos,” a federal government initiative designed to engage public servants in their second crack at procuring a new system by which bureaucrats will — hopefully — be paid.

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Sitting in the lobby of 30 rue Victoria in Gatineau on Monday, Araujo said he hopes his experience and his input will help the government to avoid repeating past mistakes — and another Phoenix fiasco. “If they’re doing this, it’s for a reason. I think they want to learn from their lessons.”

At the expo, public servants were invited to grab an iPad and explore three pay system software options.

“They’re glimpses of what a solution could look like, or could offer,” said Amanda Bernardo, a senior adviser with the Next Generation Human Resources and Pay team.