Summary

Federal workers condemned a Trump administration email urging mass resignations, calling it a coercive and legally dubious move influenced by Elon Muskā€™s cost-cutting approach.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offered ā€œdeferred resignationsā€ while warning remaining employees of potential layoffs.

Critics, including unions and Democratic lawmakers, warned of widespread disruption to essential services.

The emailā€™s phrasing echoed Muskā€™s past layoffs at Twitter, raising concerns about the administrationā€™s intentions.

Senator Tim Kaine urged workers not to accept the offer, citing Trumpā€™s history of broken promises.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Thereā€™s no statutory authority for this kind of resignation in the federal government. This is a scam, they will not get the good deal.

    And from what youā€™ve posted Iā€™m pretty sure you have no clue what civil service employees do.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      There is no budget for this. Even if there was a budget, the government is only funded until like March. Even if you expected Congress to extend that long enough for the payout, there is still a $25k Max buyout set by OPM.

      You would have to be so dumb to take this ā€œdealā€.