Some agencies are already fighting Musk’s order, telling their employees to not respond. Senator Tina Smith labeled Elon Musk a “d***” after the Department of Government Efficiency leader announced he’s requiring every federal employee to defend their roles in a five-bullet-point email or lose their jobs.
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“I bet a lot of people have had an experience like this with a bad boss - there’s an email in your inbox on Saturday night saying, ‘Prove to me your worthiness by Monday or else,’” Smith continued. “I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire a******* bosses.”.
Musk announced Saturday night that every federal employee will receive an email asking what they accomplished this week — and that those who fail to respond will be considered as having resigned. Employees at several agencies have already received the email, which requires them to respond by Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Senator Patty Murray joined Smith in calling Musk out, posting a video of a speech she gave on the Senate floor. Musk re-posted it, responding: “What did you get done this week?”. An Office of Personnel Management spokesperson previously told The Independent that “agencies will determine next steps” after employees respond.
Musk famously asked the same question of former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (whom he later fired) while scheming to buy the social media site in 2022. “I’d like the company to get to a place where we are more resilient and don’t get distracted, but we aren’t there right now,” Agrawal told Musk.
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