The signers said they understood and welcomed the natural demands of their high-pressure jobs.

“Having to second or third guess every decision based not on whether it is a good idea, but whether it will cause you to lose your temper, is a waste of everyone’s time and keeps us from being as effective as we should and could be. We have all worked in high level high stress positions in the past, but never have we been treated in such an unprofessional and disrespectful manner.”

“Everyone on this team is an adult with well honed skills and top-notch experience. To be treated like naughty children anytime something doesn’t suit you is completely unacceptable.

“None of us should experience a raised voice or any other kind of belittling, particularly public humiliation at work. It is the worst kind of bullying, possibly damaging to our professional reputations and we would like you to know that going forward it won’t be tolerated.”

The letter runs about a little over a page.

The letter includes a sentence in which the staff members say they had heard the first lady “say many times now that this wasn’t your vision for your life.”