The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday afternoon to some 2.3 million U.S. federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday eve k g or risk losing their jobs.
“Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager,” reads the email, sent from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo’s subject matter is: “What did you do last week?”
Employees were instructed to not sent any classified information, links, or attachments and the head of the Department of Government Efficiency wrote on X that workers who were nonresponsive to the email would be considered as having handed in their resignation.
Musk wrote on X that the requirement is “consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions.” Those instructions include getting tougher on reductions to the federal government.
The federal union that represents workers said it will challenge any unlawful terminations.
“Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people,” said AFGE President Everett Kelley in a statement.
According to Reuters, some federal agency leaders are telling workers to not comply as they determine a protocol for responding to the order from the president’s office.
“To be clear, this is irregular, unexpected and warrants further validation by management,” said one management email sent to NOAA employees, as reportedly seen by Reuters.
Yes whatever you do don’t reply!!
MARK 11:15 LETS FINISH THE CLEAN UP JESUS STARTED. FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL. SUZANNE I AM SHOCKED PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NOT STOLEN YOU AWAY MA’AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT TO MAGA FOR US ALL SUZANNE SUZANNE SUZANNE
This little stunt is cruel, disrespectful, and childish. No doubt Musk and his sadistic hit-boys enjoy sticking little pins through the hearts of the Nation’s employees. “Watch them squirm!” they squeal, as they force people to effectively beg for their jobs.
Well, here’s some news for Mr. Musk: The employees of your precious Tesla, SX, and X object to your political sabotage, and it won’t be long before THEY themselves begin to protest and resign. Tesla sales are already falling. Protesters are out in force at dealerships all over the country, and TSLA is down almost one-third since all this BS started.
Musk’s recklessness is beyond criminal. It’s time for him to leave and return to his companies, South Africa, or Mars – whichever he chooses, but the further away the better. Like, doesn’t he have 12 (or maybe 13 but who’s counting) kids to raise, too? Where are his family values, I wonder?
Americans are starting to understand the reckless damage inflicted by Trump and Musk, and even Republicans are starting to strongly voice anger at their actions. It won’t be long now before this pushback intensifies.
Oh, and watch the markets on Monday. Friday was just the start.
You must be one of the useless employees that are being made redundant. It is loooong past time to get rid of do-nothing employees that think they can’t be fired, so they do the least they can get away with. It is TIME for federal employment to be treated like employment in the private sector. You democrats started this mess by building your overblown bureaucracy, President Trump and Musk are whittling it down to save American taxpayers their hard earned money. If you are one of the ones cut, then by your attitude, you are probably one of the do-as-little-as-possible government workers. They will whittle out those, and keep the GOOD employees that actually do their jobs. I love that you hide behind a fake name there, lol. Such a brave person.
Got news for you Dog. This happens daily in the private sector where accountability is not seen as “cruel, disrespectful, and childish.” I presume when you go to a restaurant you expect accountability for your money. Can you connect the dots?
Dog,
Welcome to 2025. This is what Trump ran on and this is what we wanted. I think this tactic is a good start. Happens in the private sector. Employees need to be held accountable for what they produce. This is long overdue.
Why do you think government employees are a protect class of people?
If you are productive, what do you have to worry about? Unions are half the problem with government workers.
This is an opportunity for good, productive, employees to explain themselves. Only nonproductive sandbags would fear the question. They need to come to the private sector and compete with the rest of us. Welcome to the real world.
BTW, the union is too dim to see that protecting the bad apples makes all union employees, including the best ones, look bad.
It’s long overdue for Federal employees to show their worth at their jobs that they are paid most generously! Not to mention the retirement and medical benefits! Welcome to reality. I can guarantee most civilians worth their salt are held to tougher standard for their work! We must show our employers what we have accomplished often.
Hopefully no one from the ATF and IRS respond.
Average federal worker update:
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Got to work at 9:15am.
Pushed a little paper until 10:00am.
Took coffee break from 10 to 11:15am.
Cleaned desk and went to the toilet.
11:45am start lunch.
1:30pm end lunch.
Personal phone calls until 2:00pm.
Played on the computer until 3:15p….(good Netflix).
Went back to toilet until 4:00pm.
Back on computer screen until 4:20pm.
4:30pm out the door.
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Another long day on the federal payroll.
Those “some federal agency leaders are telling” maybe the ones looking for new employment next after telling their agency employees not to comply.
If this is true it is really nit picking. Definitely our federal governement, likely state as well, needs reduction, but it should be achieved with dignity and respect.