The article discusses the recent mass firings at U.S.A.I.D., impacting employees emotionally and professionally. Jacqueline Devine, a behavioral scientist in the agency, expressed her grief and struggles since being let go without severance pay. Many employees feel silenced and fear retaliation, particularly influenced by Elon Musk's harsh comments about U.S.A.I.D. The broader implications of these firings are alarming, with concerns for humanitarian efforts worldwide as the agency faces potential cuts amidst political pressure. The situation underscores the deep emotional and operational consequences of such abrupt changes in federal workforce management under the Trump administration.
I've been going through the stages of grief, and it's not a linear process, I'm finding out. Nights are difficult. I either am not sleeping, or I'm sleeping to escape.
Many of those fired or in limbo say they feel silenced by Elon Musk, whose gleeful, vengeful posts describing U.S.A.I.D. as a criminal organization make them fear retribution.
U.S.A.I.D. workers worried about colleagues overseas abruptly ordered home, and said that gutting a $40 billion foreign assistance agency would mean lives lost to famine, disease, and war.
One thing lost in the Trump administration's war on the federal bureaucracy is the collective voice of the workers.
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