Summary
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) called Elon Musk’s email to federal employees demanding details of their past week’s work “plainly unlawful.
Musk shared the email and threatened resignation for non-compliance, sparking outrage and confusion.
The union’s president, Everett Kelley, called for the email’s retraction and an apology, citing a lack of legal authority and violations of management delegation.
Agencies like the Defense Department advised employees to disregard the email, asserting their own management authority. The union criticized the email as disruptive and intimidating.
Does the Trump administration even consider what is lawful before they do anything? Oh well maybe just so they come up with a distraction story. I try not to keep up anymore because the first term tired me out (plus I’m not American), but I wonder how much Musk’s actions are a smokescreen for the rest of stuff going on at the moment. Not that they aren’t welcome actions for the new fascist regime, but they were usually doing worse than the biggest news headlines showed.
Unless Elon replies to this comment within three business days, I will take his non-response as consent for me to punch him in the face.
/s (for legal reasons)
that’s not how resignations work, dipshit. you can’t just declare things to be resignation; you gotta fire people, you fucking pussy ass bitch.
Muskrat isn’t a real government employee, Mango Mussolini even said so. Any of his requests should just be ignored by the management of every government agency that is controlled by Congress.
The best part is the five bullets, that clearly indicates a lack of reading compression from Tue DOGE team. Every boss I have ever had who has wanted everything bullets, lacked the ability to read and understand anything. And it not like they don’t care, if that were true they would tell them to right whatever and just fire people hap hazardously.
Really speed running the “Why Nations Fail” checklist. Kill institutions, inclusivity, rule of law, pushing extractive industries. Educational and healthcare is already half death but still needs to get the coup de grâce.
All such communication from DOGE to federal employees should be ignored by the agengies being targeted.
Make them have to actually do more than “talk big”. Most people like Musk don’t have the actual backbone to do anymore than talk.
It also had the signs of a phishing test. You’d be in trouble responding to those, too, even just to say fuck off.
The email says NOTHING about resignation for non compliance. The rats tweet says not responding will be taken as a resignation.
“shared the email and threatened resignation” are two different actions, not necessarily implied to be the same thing.
An apology? Hah. She’s gonna be the first one to go.
Contractually obligated dignity and respect is where it’s at. That email probably triggered half a dozen grievances the moment it was sent
