Please stop shaming federal workers for their decisions to stay and fight or resign in protest. You don't know their lives or what they have the privilege of doing. It's like yelling at a rape survivor for not reporting.
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I have no problem with those that stay and fight the resignations I do have a problem with because they should stay and fight what they do is important and they need to protect that job even if it's to sue
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Nothing should be compared to rape and federal workers should do the job they're supposed to be doing. I work with people who are here because of the Humanitarian Parole Program. Haitians and Venezuelans. I don't have the privilege to go to jail for defending them & standing up to ICE, but I will.
... anything less than resistance is surrender. People who resign are not heroes, they are cowards. It is up to ALL of us to fight fascism. No excuses.
these federal workers are going through hell every single day. Put the focus back where it belongs on the fascists who started all of this. Otherwise, you’re no better than the person who tells the woman she deserve to be raped instead of focusing on the rapist.
Jesus Fucking Christ! What is wrong with people? Why are you comparing anything to rape. These people aren't victims, they are cowards. It's not my job to stand up for people if ICE raids my workplace, but I'm going to stand up for people, because it's the right thing to do. It's time to fight.
Caste privilege? Are you serious? What caste? Or are you just trying to cleverly say white privilege? Because, I work in a warehouse and make $21 an hour. The only privilege I have is that which I mentioned above, which we share in common.
Although I respect your point of view, I can't agree with this. They've been federal employees for the vast majority of their careers, now it just feels like they are throwing us to the wolves. We relied on them when times were "normal" and now they're just going away quietly and letting Leon win
She is absolutely right. I do NOT know what their lives are like. But I sure as hell know that ours are never going to be the same. ALL the checks and balances, not only on government but on safely are being dismantled. Are you going to fly any time soon? Not me. I won't even get on public trans now
Luckily, for you, you have obviously some privilege. Lots of folks don’t have a choice but to travel by plane if they don’t wanna lose their job. Have a good day.
I’m still here. I’m not retiring.. the people that are cheering on Musk for this, cannot even tell you what a fed does (thousands of job series).. I’ve gotten in so many arguments on IG defending us..
Who do you think federal employees are? We're janitors, we're lab scientists, we're nurses, we're accountants, we're editors, we're just people trying to survive like everyone else. "Vast majority of their careers"? Ive been fed for 3 years. I've been working a lot longer than that.
Every federal worker deserves our support. This is a tough time because many have to choose how they fight this injustice, but also provide for their family.
I personally want every federal worker to stay and just slow roll everything and grind all this to a halt.
Correct. People are just doing their best. It’s so hard to be in that position. Sometimes people in the military work in logistics, and other times are in the infantry. Both are important. Things Mr. DOD probably isn’t aware of.
This! If anything, staying and forcing Musk to fire them will help crater the Jobs numbers for the rest of the year (Unemployment won't show as quickly for those who resign). And not trusting Musk to pay the "severance" is a valid reason to hold out.
the main thing i'm crabby about is the LEAPING TO shuttering and censoring DEI when that predictably accomplished absolutely zero in staving off mass layoffs
when the fascists are out, we will have a lot of work to do since it was so easy to get folks to turn on marginalized groups by trashing equal rights and access
My current position is doing contractor oversight. My group makes sure contractors aren't defrauding the government. Quiting just means the oversight isn't getting done and companies will defrauding the government.
My previous position was as an engineer and I was the technical expert for the Navy for certain pieces of equipment. The people at my command are the technical experts for equipment. Quiting puts our sailors lives at risk when there are no experts to solve problems.
I respect both, but admit I'm actually glad some have stayed to mind the store. It scary to think, every person leaving will be replaced by 47 loyalist.
I've got brother in limbo, he's was asked not to come to work, but is not officially fired, his work is Mediating & advocacy in Fed Gov so DEI
And following orders is not a defense. Get fired for not following an illegal order vs resigning. You'll have zero legal recourse because you chose to resign.
I can't blame anyone from walking away from az train wreck. Nor for staying. Starting over is hard, but blaming others for decisions we don't have to make for ourselves is a typical American couch potato response.
People are doing this? Yikes! I have 18 years invested in my Federal job. Starting over outside the Government at this point would be very difficult. Plus, if we don’t fight back there won’t be a Government. Some people may want that, but I can guarantee, it won’t be pretty.
This! 10 years here. Not only that, but Elmo and Dump have spent the last month publicly slandering us, so it’s not like we’re in the best place to apply for other jobs.
I agree it’s the fight back that is essential- the means may vary, staying or going but making a decision to fight for what is right is the critical element
I understand this about federal workers but the actual heads of an agency? The FDA for example? Just immediately resigning without seeking legal relief. I guess I don’t know the ins and outs of it all.
I have been laid off in the past. I know that every layoff is a uprooted family, kids in uncertainty, bills unpaid ... And all for what, the vanity of weak men.
👏👏👏👏👏👏 Yes!!! Thank you! America has no real social safety nets. Most of us are chained to our employers for a million reasons. It's a very detached and privileged view to think anyone can just walk away from a job like those who assume everyone can just pick up and move.
I didn’t understand whistleblowing either. I assumed it would be an obvious choice.
Until shit got real.
Now I get it. Now I pay.
Don’t judge. Everyone’s situation is different.
They were already there, and can do substantial damage from within as resistance. How about you quit your job and start the revolution? If not, sit down. It’s always the privileged who have an opinion about how others should conduct their lives.
I have a friend who is a federal worker who lost both legs to an IED, lost her spouse who was KIA, and has a kid with MS. She can't afford to be fired because of the oppressive capitalist system. I suppose you want her and her kid to starve. Way to victim blame.
I'm really not victim blaming anywhere near as much as asking the question, as much as tone is hard to discern here.
I'm not saying they've crossed a line yet, I don't think they have. But, we need to define where a line is, in advance, so we know when we should start shaming people. It will come.
By remaining in my position I’ve been in for years protecting historical resources at National Parks, and not letting them gut the regulatory bodies, you think that’s like joining the Nazi party??? They want us to resign so they can do whatever they want. HOLD THE LINE!
My heart goes out to federal employees, especially, those who did not vote for him. They must be under a lot of stress, and many (if not most/all) need the income and benefits of those jobs and have done nothing wrong or to warrant having to lose their jobs.
Yes, in fact, they are. The IRS got notice that security will be escorting the employee's out, starting tomorrow. There are no "Orders". We are following our agencies mission, which hasn't changed since Ford was president.
Everyone’s situation is different but I would hope people fight and not surrender. I hope people gain the strength to push back and remain strong. Being a coward or fearful in these times is understandable but it does more harm than good.
Then focus on the fascists. Focus on calls to action for those who have already been fighting the good fight. I feel you it is absolutely a cancer. And I also feel that I don’t understand what the Democrats are doing right now. But blaming our own team won’t help us ❤️
There are no Dem leaders (AOC and Bernie maybe) but I don’t expect party leaders to lead. I’m not a Dem BTW. We, The People, are expected to lead and have the courage. We can do more to impact change because of our sheer numbers. We are the example for the world to see.
I completely agree that Democratic leaders have let us down I do see AOC and Jasmine Crockett and Bernie leading the way. The rest I don’t know what they are doing. The only reason I am democrat versus independent is because I want to vote in primaries.
I agree with your statement. I also agree that we should continue to call out people who got what they voted for -especially when they are NOW asking for kindness.
Bitch, we asked you to choose kindness, and instead you picked Trump. #fafo *sped up because of time and I find her intolerable.
Their kids did not vote for him though. We don't want to visit the sins of the father and mother on their kids. And...the future of the USA and humanity depends on sensible people fixing the GOP/Trump mess..and the mess the Dems created as well.
I do think children need to know why these things are happening. I’m sure Maga kids have been listening only to Fox News.I’m not suggesting the “kids need to learn the hard way.” All children deserve to be cared for even if their parents suck.
Some of us have the luxury of not needing a job, but most are not in that situation. We need to respect individual choices and each do what we can. More division ensures they win this battle for democracy.
If the whole brain trust in these departments is drained, we will be in deeper trouble.
I prefer they lie and pretend, then quietly sabotage the Musk/Trump worst impulses and leak to the press.
Thank you for this. It's been pissing me off to have people on the left attacking (from a safe distance and behind a keyboard) the decisions made by civil servants whose lives have been upended by (unelected) President Musk. See to your own self and leave them be!!!!
I think sometimes people aren't thinking of the personal aspect. All federal workers are supported by nonMAGA. Everyone has to do what's best for them. Some may have resources to stay on, a lot don't.
I’ve only read posts slamming Musk and his minions. However, I agree, how inappropriate to blame the worker who’s caught between a rock and hard place.
I hadn’t seen any shaming, but I am distracted by school work lately. That is shitty at best. Everyone has their own considerations for staying or going. No one can know what someone else is going through.
EVERY real American is potentially negatively impacted by their decisions. It's not just a f) of their life circumstances, as they're there to fight for us.
People's decisions are they're own. I would only "shame" federal workers for totally supporting the carnage / reporting their co-workers for termination.
Thank you. I know numerous federal workers of the highest integrity who are staying on for personal/family reasons (healthcare/sole breadwinner) until they're 1) told to do something illegal or unconscionable that'll compromise their values; or 2) fired. Meanwhile, they're seeking alternatives.
This is a good point. I’m in preservation mode now. We have a mission and I intend to stick with it until fired or my org is called upon to do something illegal or morally reprehensible. There is a threshold between staying on a legit mission and being complicit, and the specifics will show where.
For sure I’ll stay as long as they’ll have me and as long as I continue serving the mission. Deleting the word diversity was a step further than I was comfortable but the spirit of the intent remains even if the words have been taken.
Don’t compare it to RAPE!!!
While no one should shame them it is the internet and people can be stupid, angry assholes. Ignore them and just keep reading those not
There has been a lot of them shouting for a long period of time. Fed Workers are just trying to get by in their day-to-day while trauma-checking email to see if they got fired in the last 5 minutes. Trauma is trauma no matter the source, so the analogy applies.
They are scared, that’s why they resigning. In Europe they would take stance and fight. In US it’s impossible! Trump is a bully leading 50 milion of cult lunatics who are armed to the teeth and glorify violence. Trump pardoned violent mobsters who wanted to hang his own vice president ffs 🤦🏽♂️ !
They should be considering it is standard practice for MAGA supporters to issue death threats against those that don’t conform to Trump’s wishes… Like Romney has said most can’t afford the 24/7 security detail he can that allowed him to speak up …🤷♀️
Trump took security details from all people he could from previous administration.
It’s really over for US. They are not going to give power back once they fully consolidate.
It’s exactly same like in most East-European countries when communist took power. Some resigned and rest got bullied out.
It took 41 years for regime change (1950-1989/1991) as the whole soviet block went basically bankrupt due to central planned economy and people had enough.
Authoritarian regimes who are based on partially free economy like China can last much much longer.
Not new though- read this article about how Hitler used some of our own Congressman back in the 30/40 to promote his Nazi propaganda here.. Under Biography/ Support for Hitler
And it has been Russia and China’s goals to help destroy us from within since the 50’s - and apparently we have those in our own country who are glad to assist..
They are. Then when everyone is desperate for jobs they think we'll all take ones with no worker protections and allow ourselves to be exploited like a century ago
They might also know the gravity of their responsibility in their job. Personally, if I knew that me resigning would put people’s lives in danger directly or if I thought that if I stayed in my position , I could possibly help all of us from the inside, I would stay. Even if it meant being hated.
Exactly. The people doing this are the ones that want every American not just constantly reaching for their next check, but they want them in debt on lifetime payment plans. Garunteed income based on livestock production
Can we criticize the retired military who haven’t come the defense of General Milley? I agree I’m not standing in another’s shoes but the house is burning and I can’t find a hose.
A three or four decade information warfare campaign with pretty clear, consistent objectives. Very well resourced and insidious in its reach. Propaganda is powerful combined with relentless repetition.
I’m only giving this grace to Black people - everyone else is getting criticized - because it’s time for the rest of this country to actually do the work we have constantly done
Most of them are Veterans who are being Targeted for defending our Constitution, Rule of Law and Freedom! TRASHY 🍊TRAITOR wants you to believe they’re SUCKERS & LOSERS and unqualified to do any job other than working in an Elon owned labor camp. The Military is training our slaves? OWN IT TRAITORS!
I'm having trouble with fellow dems lately. Me saying: dems aren't doing enough.
Them: you aren't doing research.
Me: we both hate nazis why am I wrong and you're right?! Lol
Me telling others that more is going on and they are more visible across the diverse media landscape (when people say they're doing 'nothing'), and then admitting that I'd like to hear more speaking and am interested in strategies on how to resist. Everyone's testy.
I imagine the shock and awe is working and evil people going on the offensive always have an advantage for a while. And organising people across a population versus within a defense department is going to be a lot more difficult.
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Either can be a heroic act of resistance. Much respect to those going thru this. I’m hearing personal stories of people staying specifically to
Fight from the inside. And same for those leaving and taking their talent to NGOs or other orgs.
I am not sure I understand the strategy for having every Fed gov worker resign in protest. Would you rather have a group of inept DOGE workers and AI take over? What kind of strategy is this?
Attorneys who resign in protest have a different situation because they can start their own law practice.
If every fed worker walked off, all gov services, offices, etc wld become inoperational. It would be chaos.
It would force even those who aren’t paying attention to…pay attention.
Either way, nothing is EVER going to happen in the US bc this population does not understand “collective” anything.
I agree they have to do what’s best for them and their families. No one is going to come to their rescue just like no one is coming to our rescue. Everyone tolerance level is different. Whenever one of them does resist salute 🫡 them to let them know you care and respect them.
Seeing DMV friends, kids of friends, career specialists & the young having just moved here for their new gov’t jobs - now being told not to report to work and:/or continue in fear that they will be next. No guarantee of any ‘buyouts.’
Seriously abhorrent times.
No worries. We are now in a position to figure out every little forking thing they’re doing. It’s like getting shot at by an auto baseball pitching machine at rapid fire.
I support the decisions of most Federal workers... Except for the Maga Morons who knowingly voted for the Orange Menace.
Then they deserve everything they get and more.
It is time to take the gloves off.
For certain. Also, we are entering a period where the "it's ok to play it safe" is going to be the difference between staying a liberal democracy or falling into post constitutional authoritarianism. P are going to have to start making a choice (and that will involve taking pretty big risks)...
This biz of “not judging others” is bs. Personal accountability is one of the few remaining avenues we have…Damn straight I “judge”:
Non-voters, for example. Or “protest voters”. Fuck all y’all. You got us into this mess.
W re fed workers: the main thing is COLLECTIVE action.
All stay or all go.
Absolutely. And you're right... it's one of the few remaining avenues we have. If more people turned their personal disgust with what's going on into concrete action... things might look a little less bleak right now. And I get "we're not in their shoes" in re civil servants, etc but at the rate...
We're going, the refusal to be a cog in the wheel, only seeks to embolden those running the coup. And with Congressional Democratic leadership acting like eunuchs... we'd better find ways to fight back ourselves. And that definitely means collective action.
If they revoked my termination letter I would go back today, if for no other reason to support the team I was hired to supervise. It’s not fair to them that I’m gone.
Agree. There are many ways to fight fascists and tyranny, I'm not judging anyone over which method they choose, so long as they fight and #Resist. #WeFightWeWin
We need Americans to fight and get out there! Stop shaming stop this bullshit! We are facing a traitor unlike anytime in history! He is a Russian asset and he is dismantling our protections as we SPEAK! Support, fight and protect every American! Fuck Trump and fuck Russia!
Resigning in protest is moronic. I will die on that hill.
Refuse and fight back and either get fired (same outcome as resignation) or make them back down when they lose violently in the court of public opinion.
So what of the folks who stay and comply with the executive orders to keep their jobs? What if you can't afford to get fired? Many of these workers are veterans. One I know lost both legs to an IED, lost her spouse KIA, and has a kid with MS. She can't just "get fired."
Right? How about stay and get paid and try to sabotage or just resist as much as you can? Resigning is LITERALLY what they wanted. Look at that buy-out nonsense on Day 3.
Sweetie, over in Oregon, the healthcare workers are about to lose their healthcare coverage. Burning it all to the ground could explain some fires. The banana republic has been for sale long before I was born.
What? Not sure you're picking up what I'm putting down. If you can afford to defy Trump and get fired over it, cool. Do that. I'm saying people shouldn't judge those who cannot.
Fed who is staying and fighting here 👋🏼 Taking the deferred resignation (assuming it actually works they way they have promised) has different impacts financially/concerning benefits than termination or RIF. There is not one blanket answer and nobody is winning or happy here. Please be kind to us.
That's what I'm saying, Mike. If you can afford to resist and get fired, go for it. I'm saying that some cannot afford to do that. Some can afford to refuse to remove their pronouns and get fired and spend $150,000 suing for wrongful termination. Some can't. People are shaming those who can't.
Toxic selfish abusive people want their victims to fight back because it gives the abuser more reason to control the victim. It’s an unending game. By just resigning you are dropping the rug of war rope the abuser is using to control you and giving the abuser nothing in terms of power and control.
Yet that’s one of the best ways to save your sanity when it comes to dealing with a perpetual man child that is muskrat. He wants a reason to fire people and force them to give over the information. He has no control over anyone that resigns and takes all the needed info away from his control.
People have a right to live their own lives based upon their own circumstances. While you may disagree, it is not for you to make someone else's choices. You don't know anything about their individual situations. Make demands on our leaders, who are supposed to serve us, but not their victims.
I think it depends - sometimes the resignation affects the outcome - I would argue that’s the case in the Mayor Adams case both in terms of the lawyers and the deputy Mayors
I think the judge has stronger grounds to review the arguments and I also think that there is now a real chance the Governor will remove the Mayor from office. The former may have happened anyway but the latter was spurred by the resignations
It's more important to stay united than to call out other people for their different approaches. Resigning in protest is protest. Going along to get along is the evil.
Leave under duress & claim unjust dismissal if it works. Or stay & feign cooperation & gum up the bureaucracy if possible. People have jobs, obligations & family. If everyone does what they can. Good enough.
It’s my honor to be a Veteran continuing to serve Veterans & I’ll be here working until the day I’m told I’m fired. And I stand by my fellow civil servants who made the choice get the hell out of dodge.
That's my question; I think questions are appropriate. The gist of it provided in one news report re one Dept head was to slow down Doge. And I wonder why slowing them down wouldn't be better served by staying and refusing and being fired? It seems like a more drawn out delay. I'm not them though.
Think about what we've seen from the lawyers who wrote resignation letters-- the American public gets to SEE the reason they resigned, "you asked me to do this thing which is unethical and dangerous" and that's important that it gets out. Those who are fired do not get this public statement.
Sending a resignation letter to your boss doesn't make it public. Sending it to the press does. They could just as easily send something to the press saying they were fired because they refused to do X.
The difference is not reporting a rape is a personal decision not involving the lives of millions of people. Federal workers, especially the heads of a Govt facility, took an oath, like all fed employees to protect and serve
It is an act of courage to stay and fight. Normal mass terminations take longer than this DODO way. Just been announced Elon Musk is NOT DODO. It's his company so .... T-RA says President Musk is not employee. Must be a slow day for chaos....
Thank you!! It is very distressing watching people rage on the pages of federal workers, who are already fully traumatized, for doing or not doing what the rager wants. Looking at you, people yelling at the few remaining at National Park Service. You are raging at park rangers.
It’s hard not to tell them to stay on the fight. This administration just keeps winning it’s sickening.. yes I do get it though it is their lives.. it’s just hard
But, there is no guarantee that anyone who took the resignation offer will be paid. We have a funding lapse on March 14. There have been reports that employees who took the Fork offer were just fired.
I shall. Mainstream media is far less supportive than places like this-- the most recent WSJ article comments were full of "they are lazy and deserve everything they get" which is so frustrating.
My partner often works nights and weekends if needed, and isn't hourly.
My problem is with those of them that voted for Trump. They knew what he and Elon were planning or they could have at least did a little more fact checking.
Can I at least shame those (ex Tesla and ex gov workers) who were fired in a disgraceful and demeaning way, and then let themselves be later quietly rehired by Elon?
There are ppl in key positions that should fight to protect data. They are the leaders of this resistance. Walking away just allows Trump lackeys to come in and finish the job. Is it too much to ask for more acting director’s like FBI Brian Driscoll??
Sharing records with the world isn't an option for everyone. The federal workers are doing what is best for them in the horrible situation they have been put in. OTP vp
None of us know what we would do in their shoes. We want to imagine we would be brave and heroic but unless we are faced with that decision, we can't know. I am so sorry they are all facing these awful choices and I hope we can all have compassion.
I am hanging in there until the end. I have 15 years. However, I can only speak for myself. It is a horrible time and it is harassment daily waiting for those OPM and Administrator mass mailings. I used to love my job, and now I dread opening up my laptop in the morning.
I think what people don't understand is in some cases this comes down to potentially doing something currently considered illegal/punishable if you disobey, and potentially doing something illegal when times are otherwise normal. Thus resigning is sometimes the safest course legally.
sorry, if we are in a fight for the rule of law, that nanny logic doesn’t outweigh our duty as citizens of a self-governing state to put out bodies on the front lines, especially civil servants.
Not everyone can afford to allow themselves to be fired. Many are disabled veterans. One that I know lost both legs to an IED, has a kid with MS, and lost her spouse who was KIA. If she's fired, she won't be able to get another job.
The US military took a decade to correct sexual harassment and LGBT unfair discharge codes and even with a majority liberal government you could be waiting a decade to be rehired or get back pay. Do not obey in advance! If you’re not telling your story someone else will. Document everything.
My wife is a federal employee that they are trying to force out. She's a councilor at a federal school. Her primary reason for staying is that if she leaves then the LGBT and minorities will have nobody to help them
Because my wife is a rape survivor, she gets it. She agrees. She chooses to fight
Can he qualify for unemployment? I'm thinking his skills could cross over to a different industry. In telecommunications, some degrees had nothing to do with task when I was there.
Hope you husband can remain if he can stomach the chaos.
As a whistleblower, I can 💯 agree with this. The decision on whether to stay, leave or take a package is always dependent on a number of factors. I did not take the buyout, but I was fortunate that I had the economic ability to do so. We should never judge
After I ask my staff this question I ask them to tell me one thing that happened that brought them a smile. It’s too easy to forget to look for the things that bring joy in the mass of shit we are dealing with.
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I personally want every federal worker to stay and just slow roll everything and grind all this to a halt.
I've got brother in limbo, he's was asked not to come to work, but is not officially fired, his work is Mediating & advocacy in Fed Gov so DEI
And following orders is not a defense. Get fired for not following an illegal order vs resigning. You'll have zero legal recourse because you chose to resign.
I agree their next employer should not judge them for having integrity.
I feel lucky to get out three years ago yesterday, but I also feel hurt that nothing was ever fixed.
It makes me SAD 😔 and MAD 😡
Until shit got real.
Now I get it. Now I pay.
Don’t judge. Everyone’s situation is different.
I guess we wait for the Trump armbands ?
I'm not saying they've crossed a line yet, I don't think they have. But, we need to define where a line is, in advance, so we know when we should start shaming people. It will come.
Are they being forced out by Homeland Security thugs with guns.
We have planes. Falling out of the sky. Turns out the "deep state" keeps us safe.
Courage grows strongest at a wound.
Bitch, we asked you to choose kindness, and instead you picked Trump. #fafo *sped up because of time and I find her intolerable.
Thank a civil servant TODAY!
I prefer they lie and pretend, then quietly sabotage the Musk/Trump worst impulses and leak to the press.
EVERY real American is potentially negatively impacted by their decisions. It's not just a f) of their life circumstances, as they're there to fight for us.
Everybody's situation is different, folks.
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While no one should shame them it is the internet and people can be stupid, angry assholes. Ignore them and just keep reading those not
So, I cannot agree
I endured one year of that first nightmare, then came back later in a different role that burdened me less with moral & ethical conflict.
It’s really over for US. They are not going to give power back once they fully consolidate.
It’s exactly same like in most East-European countries when communist took power. Some resigned and rest got bullied out.
Authoritarian regimes who are based on partially free economy like China can last much much longer.
Sorry for being pessimistic!
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Most federal workers live paycheck to paycheck - they don’t have options.
Hundreds of thousands of people unemployed, immigration cut off.
Who’s hiring?
Are they manufacturing a depression?
Every job should be reinstated
Massive class action law suits should be filed asap!!!
Them: you aren't doing research.
Me: we both hate nazis why am I wrong and you're right?! Lol
Fight from the inside. And same for those leaving and taking their talent to NGOs or other orgs.
Attorneys who resign in protest have a different situation because they can start their own law practice.
It would force even those who aren’t paying attention to…pay attention.
Either way, nothing is EVER going to happen in the US bc this population does not understand “collective” anything.
Not everyone has the privilege to just quit.
Not everyone wants to surrender to insanity.
Seriously abhorrent times.
Then they deserve everything they get and more.
It is time to take the gloves off.
There are better analogies to be had.
Non-voters, for example. Or “protest voters”. Fuck all y’all. You got us into this mess.
W re fed workers: the main thing is COLLECTIVE action.
All stay or all go.
Resigning in protest is moronic. I will die on that hill.
Refuse and fight back and either get fired (same outcome as resignation) or make them back down when they lose violently in the court of public opinion.
Resignation is WHAT THEY WANT MOST.
Don't "resign."
I was able to wait and get fired because I had other income. I'm just trying to be sensitive to those who aren't given that choice by design.
If these people can afford to resign in protest, clearly they can afford to get fired a little farther down the road, no?
And what about if there is a successful lawsuit against these firings?
Nope, you already voluntarily gave up for a pat on the back from 52% of the country.
They're taking fewer paychecks in hopes DOGE doesn't prevent them from collecting what they deserve.
I'm also tired of seeing the "resigners" celebrated. They quit.
If my family needed my income, I'm staying and quietly sabotaging or disregarding as much as I can for as long as possible.
But that doesn't get you headlines and a CNN interview like loudly resigning in protest.
Them: "I resign, but I do it angrily."
Elon/Trump: "Noted."
Its actually more like:
Muskrat: take this resignation or else
Them: okay *leaves*
Muskrat: no wait! You are suppose to fight back so I can control you!
Trump and Elon said "Please resign."
They said "I resign indignantly!"
This was the fascists' desired outcome, with an added "WHY, I NEVER!"
Resigning under duress or to refuse illegal orders still results in the same outcome when it comes to post employment benefits.
So unless you have something intelligent to add about why we stay, sit down and shut up.
Do tell.
The issue here is that we hold the line against these issues until we can't.
Your comments ring the same as the crowd who told is lack of pay during a shutdown is our fault.
Some of you do.
Others resign the moment it gets difficult, claim they did it keep their conscience clean, and then they get interviewed by Dana Bash.
Some don't want to work for this government. That's fine. But your "Edgy " views are harmful to those trying to do right.
If you are fired for cause you potentially lose a lot of benefits even potentially unemployment.
Resign and we will pay you until September, or stay and we might fire you and you'll have nothing.
Imagine that choice.
the offices they left behind?
My partner often works nights and weekends if needed, and isn't hourly.
Deepest of deep pockets.
Rape survivors didn’t have a choice. Elected and federal officials made a choice.
No one knows what other people are going through.
As an educator, my state intends to deny my right to free speech in the classroom. If the legislation passes, I will resign.
Now, are they the same level of abhorrent? Of course not, but the post didn’t equate them, so it’s a moot argument.
I think things are that bad they need to resists until fired…but I’ll quiet down on your feed
But for christsake get out your phone and record this shit!
Hopefully, the shaming is more geared toward those who are accepting the Fork-in-the-Road proposal.
But even people who accept that OPM deal may just be mostly misinformed.
Because my wife is a rape survivor, she gets it. She agrees. She chooses to fight
Tell her thank you
And thank you for supporting her
Hope you husband can remain if he can stomach the chaos.
"Anyone get a fascist firing email?"
No? GOOD. One more day.