Summary
Federal workers condemned a Trump administration email urging mass resignations, calling it a coercive and legally dubious move influenced by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting approach.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offered “deferred resignations” while warning remaining employees of potential layoffs.
Critics, including unions and Democratic lawmakers, warned of widespread disruption to essential services.
The email’s phrasing echoed Musk’s past layoffs at Twitter, raising concerns about the administration’s intentions.
Senator Tim Kaine urged workers not to accept the offer, citing Trump’s history of broken promises.
His tactics are business shiester 101. Throw some bullshit out, IF someone is dumb enough to go against their best interest and actually take it, then you win, if no one takes it, you’re no worse than you already were.