President Trump announced a controversial offer to two million federal workers allowing them to voluntarily resign for full pay until September, while those who remain must comply with a new return-to-office policy. The announcement sparked confusion regarding its legality and implications, particularly concerning which employees would be affected. Echoing proposals from tech leaders, the policy aims to cut federal workforce numbers, but leaves many questions unanswered for employees about job security and the official process for resignation.
The bold announcement was, again, teased by Musk (and Vivek Ramaswamy) last year in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about plans for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome," they wrote at the time.
But Trump's "deferred resignation" offer has elicited more questions than answers among federal workers and observers who have questioned whether it is legally sound.
In a move that echoed Elon Musk's proposal to Twitter employees back in 2022 - down to the email subject line - the Trump administration made a surprising offer to two million federal workers.
Many federal workers were reportedly confused about whether they would be expected to continue working if they moved forward with the offer.
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