Fork in the Road? Federal Employees React to Donald Trump's Worker Buyout
The Trump administration is offering federal employees buyouts of about eight months' salary if they resign by February 6.
‘Fork in the Road’ Email: Trump’s Federal Workers Buyout Offer
Federal workers received an email offering them the option to accept a ‘deferred resignation program.” Learn what it means and read the letter.
Buyout offer for federal employees could apply to thousands of workers in Michigan
The buyout offer comes as the Trump administration seeks to reduce the amount of federal employees. Thousands of workers in Michigan may be included.
"Fork in the Road": A message inviting millions of state workers to resign
The Trump administration wants to remove a significant group of workers from the state with a voluntary retirement strategy. Will it work?
'Hold the line don't resign': Federal workers on Reddit fight back against Trump 'buyout'
It's less a buyout and more of a "deferred resignation" and federal workers aren't happy about it.
How many federal employees are in California? Why Trump administration is offering buyouts
California has thousands of federal workers who are eligible to work remotely, yet in-person work is key to a "reformed federal workforce."
What to Know About Trump's Buyout Proposal for Federal Employees
President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce
Is Trump’s ‘buyout offer’ a good deal for federal workers? Is it even legal?
There are some key questions employees should ask about the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer. ‘Overall and generally speaking, no, I don’t see this a good deal,’ an attorney said.
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Figuring out the ‘Fork in the Road’
The Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer has federal employees scrambling for answers and facing tough choices ...
The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the ...
Trump cribs Musk’s “fork in the road” Twitter memo to slash gov’t workforce
Echoing Elon Musk's approach to thinning out Twitter's staff in 2022, Donald Trump's plan to significantly slash the ...
What to Know About Trump’s Plan to Slash the Federal Work Force
The Office of Personnel Management sought to entice civilian federal employees to resign, as President Trump seeks to reshape ...
Elon Musk Looks to Stick a Fork in Federal Government Workers
Elon Musk pinned an old post to his X account cheekily recalling his 2022 “Fork in the Road” email to then-Twitter employees, ...
Feds to employees: Work in person, work harder, or quit
The email that went to all federal employees was titled, “Fork in the Road,” and told them to either meet new expectations, ...
Trump administration offers federal workers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Elon Musk's memo at Twitter
The Trump administration offered an ultimatum to some federal employees asking them to choose if they want to resign in a ...
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely ...