Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers

[ElectroMan]

The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide “deferred resignation” program if they resign by Feb. 6.

Those who accept the offer will receive pay and benefits through Sept. 30, according to a draft email obtained Tuesday by NBC News.




The sweeping buyouts are being offered to “make sure that all federal workers are on board with the new administration’s plan to have federal employees in office and adhering to higher standards,” a senior administration official told NBC on condition of anonymity.

“We’re five years past COVID and just 6 percent of federal employees work full-time in office. That is unacceptable,” the official said, citing a report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who co-chairs the congressional DOGE caucus.

The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to take the buyout, the official said.

The emails will be sent starting Tuesday afternoon, NBC reported.

Buyouts are being offered to all full-time federal employees except military personnel, U.S. Postal Service workers, roles related to immigration enforcement and national security, and “any other positions specifically excluded by your employing agency,” the emails will say, according to NBC.




The offers come as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes federal employees to return to the office five days per week, scrapping work-from-home allowances implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.

The administration, which has promised massive cuts to purported government waste, is also signaling that most federal agencies will likely be downsized through restructurings and headcount reductions.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC in a statement that if federal workers “don’t want to work in the office and contribute to making America great again, then they are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of 8 months.”

To accept the buyout, federal employees simply have to reply to the email with the word “Resign,” the emails reportedly instruct.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/trump-buyouts-federal-workers.html

 

[DaHNIC82]

And alot of them same people talking the biggest shyt gonna be the first ones in line taking the buyout.

They know the American population for the most part is p*ssy. They gonna talk that shyt and punch in that clock the next day

 

[ElectroMan]

To accept the buyout, federal employees simply have to reply to the email with the word “Resign,” the emails reportedly instruct.

 

[RageKage]

This is straight out of President Musks playbook

 

[chineebai]

Be funny if everyone hit resign

 

[Diunx]

Nothing To be concerned about, pretty normal.

 

[jaydawg08]

Isn’t the max buyout like 25k?

When someone brought it up at work recently that’s what someone said, that by law it’s 25k.. maybe someone more knowledgeable can fact check that

You’d have to pay me a lot more than that to accept a buyout


Looks like according to this that’s what it is

Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments

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[42 Monks]

This article is hilarious for a lot of reasons.... No shots at you OP.

Not sure why CNBC is just lazy like this fr

“We’re five years past COVID and just 6 percent of federal employees work full-time in office. That is unacceptable,” the official said, citing a report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who co-chairs the congressional DOGE caucus.

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The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to take the buyout, the official said.

The emails will be sent starting Tuesday afternoon, NBC reported.

If its real, wayyyy more than 10% are taking it because why the fukk wouldn't they - but more on that below.

Buyouts are being offered to all full-time federal employees except military personnel, U.S. Postal Service workers, roles related to immigration enforcement and national security, and “any other positions specifically excluded by your employing agency,” the emails will say, according to NBC.

there it is

The administration, which has promised massive cuts to purported government waste, is also signaling that most federal agencies will likely be downsized through restructurings and headcount reductions.

Past due and already happening tbf. Honestly a lot of departments will actively be hiding behind Trump to do what they planned to do anyways...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC in a statement that if federal workers “don’t want to work in the office and contribute to making America great again, then they are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of 8 months.”

anyone with any kind of sense and the option to do so is taking that money then coming right back to the same office the next day as a contractor

 

[valet]

Does Project 2025 outline this?

 

[Micky Mikey]

Similar email was sent out at Twitter when Elon took over

 

[chineebai]

This is basically a trick to get people to quit since it’s hard to fire federal workers, many of whom are unionized. They want people to quit and probably get rid of their pensions n so forth. Not to mention some trick rug pull if people do accept. Also that 6% star is pure bulllshytttt

 

[Human Torch]

This is basically a trick to get people to quit since it’s hard to fire federal workers, many of whom are unionized. They want people to quit and probably get rid of their pensions n so forth. Not to mention some trick rug pull if people do accept. Also that 6% star is pure bulllshytttt

Yea I would need to see the fine print. My lady is a government employee so it will have to be something we have to think about.

But she just made a good point. The private and state government job market in the dc area is gonna be competitive as fukk.

 

[-DMP-]

Does Project 2025 outline this?

I believe project 2025 talks about down sizing federal government and replacing every one with trump loyalists. Something to that effect

 

[RageKage]

Similar email was sent out at Twitter when Elon took over

Yep, one guy got his revenege

X ordered to pay €550,000 to Irish employee fired for not replying to Elon Musk’s yes-or-resign ‘extremely hardcore’ ultimatum​

X ordered to pay €550,000 to Irish employee fired for not replying to Elon Musk's yes-or-resign 'extremely hardcore' ultimatum

It is the largest sum the agency has ever awarded.

fortune.com

He said, go fukk yourself, not today satan and won

 

[cyndaquil]

I believe project 2025 talks about down sizing federal government and replacing every one with trump loyalists. Something to that effect

The shyt was in our faces Project 2025 and people weren't taking it seriously yet here it is