Summary
Trump’s administration is offering federal employees a “deferred resignation” option, allowing them to resign by Feb. 6 while retaining pay and benefits until Sept. 30.
The move is part of Trump’s broader effort to reshape the federal workforce, alongside a return-to-office mandate, hiring freeze, and diversity office closures.
Employees who stay are not guaranteed job security.
Critics, including Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), argue the program is legally dubious and could leave workers unpaid, calling it a deceptive tactic to shrink government staff.
It’s a trap. Elon did this and never paid, there is no money for this.
This whole week has been fucking bonkers, I’ll tell you what. It’s Project 2025 in full fucking swing; the entire country is off Medicaid (or maybe not); all grant money is frozen (or maybe not); half the populace is to be deported (or maybe not)c and now this. Or maybe not. It’ll obviously be challenged in the courts.
The true essence of a dictatorship is in fact not its regularity but its unpredictability and caprice; those who live under it must never be able to relax, must never be quite sure if they have followed the rules correctly or not.
—Christopher Hitchens
This is because they don’t have the power to fire anyone.
The government unions won’t allow it.
Also people will not be paid for this, they can’t come up with the money and even if they do Trump doesn’t pay his debts
Don’t quit, don’t comply
It’s a dark day, probably one of many, to be a civil servant. But eggs were too expensive and we need more billionaires apparently.
They should all resign, then occupy the federal offices and demand to be re-hired at better wages and working conditions.
Lmaoo at the thought that they are planning on hiring anyone in their place. They don’t want to restaff, they want to destaff. It’s what musk did at twitter. Just fire everyone and if things are buggy then who cares.
Do it. Trump can go eat his own ass.
