The disbelief, anger, hurt, fear being shared by so many federal employees being laid off is painful to watch unfold, one person -- each with their own story -- at a time.
A tiny sampling from group chats + messages I've gotten from some:
A tiny sampling from group chats + messages I've gotten from some:
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Such stress!
EvilAF
They treat working people like serfs, like dirt beneath their heels.
From 2020: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2020/03/when-can-the-federal-government-lawfully-terminate-employees/
Trump and Musk have made us less secure.
Musk is bringing private sector practice to the Fed government🤷♀️
private sector faces economic cycles and may need to expand/contract their work force. But public services are not pro-cyclical; many are actually counter-cyclical as people need more help during downtimes.
We will not forget the evil and cruelty of those who made this possible.
His name will be synonymous with Goebbels.
The impact to our Federal government and he resulting brain drain will take awhile to recover from.
“Saving us money” is the Republican voter cop out. No empathy. And also no truth.