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0640, 29 Jan 25

Trump Offers Employee Buyout

This is brilliant… sort of. This is a technique that private companies have used for some time. When a company knows that it will need to downsize, offering a generous buyout for employees is a good way to ease the decision for the employer and the employee. The next step, of course, is letting people go to get the organization down to the right size. I don’t think, however, that this sort of widescale technique has been used in government. And frankly, with all of the employment turmoil our economy has seen through the pandemic – much of that turmoil caused by government employees who sat securely in their jobs – my “give a darn” about their complaints is pretty much gone.

President Donald Trump’s administration is offering federal workers the chance to take a “deferred resignation,” which would mean they agree now to resign but get paid through September.

 

A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect 5%-10% of the federal workforce to quit, which, they estimate, could lead to around $100 billion in savings.

 

All full-time federal employees are eligible, except for members of the military, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, positions related to immigration enforcement and national security and other jobs excluded by agencies.

 

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The offer went out to the federal workforce through a new system the Trump administration set up that gives officials the ability to email all federal employees at once.

 

The email included a draft resignation letter for them to review. If a person wishes to resign, they will be able to reply with the word “resign.”

 

The resignation period will begin Tuesday and go through Feb. 6.

“If you choose to remain in your current position, we thank you for your renewed focus on serving the American people to the best of your abilities and look forward to working together as part of an improved federal workforce,” the email that will be sent to federal workers reads. “At this time, we cannot give you full assurance regarding the certainty of your position or agency but should your position be eliminated you will be treated with dignity and will be afforded the protections in place for such positions.”

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0640, 29 January 2025

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