The media has consistently had the wrong instincts in battling Trump and after trying to convince Americans to sympathize with men wanting to shower with girls, they’re now angling for an even bigger hurdle… getting Americans to sympathize with federal bureaucrats.
‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies – Politico
Americans are pretty good with this after living for much of the last 80 years terrified of federal agencies.
Just a few days into Trump’s second term, some federal workers are contemplating quitting. Others are preparing to file grievances with their unions or moving communications with each other to secure platforms like Signal.
This is pretty much what Americans voted for in the 2024 election.
As federal employees searched this week for clues within the orders to see how they’ll be affected, a staffer with the Environmental Protection Agency said they were cleaning out their inbox and waiting for information about early retirement and buyout programs.
Whatever the buyout of EPA parasites costs, it’s cheap at the price.
Epecially worrisome to some employees was the White House’s decision on Tuesday to eliminate diversity programs, subsequently placing those staffers on administrative leave.
At the State Department, the shutdown of those programs was something many saw coming. But some were startled by the directive that they report individual cases of people’s job descriptions being changed to “disguise” the DEI element to a special Office of Personnel Management email address. Some saw it as an order to snitch on colleagues
Changing titles to avoid complying with a directive is fraud. Failing to report it is also misconduct.
“I would love to leave, but I don’t know where I’d go, and I am terrified of not being able to pay rent and not having healthcare,” one State staffer said.
It’s a real mystery where one works when not working for the government.
An Environmental Protection Agency staffer said they plan to file a grievance with the union if their remote work arrangement is rescinded. In the meantime, they’re preparing to find a job outside the government.
A light dawns.