Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It saves no money if they were retiring anway

So you don't think it would encourage people to retire and get paid up until september

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a government employee but if my company offered this I’d accept in a heartbeat!!

You don’t work for an organization which is currently refusing to pay nonprofits, doctors, colleges the money they were promised.

Sure, they will “Pay” you until September. Just like they won’t pardon violent criminals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And then watch there be no budget to actually pay the people who take the “deal.” I would never accept an offer like this from Trump! What about collective bargaining agreements with unions, can this type of thing really be enforceable if it’s not in a CBA? I’d be really skeptical…

this

and where are these people all going to get new jobs, unless they are retiring.

[Anonymous]

Is THIS REAL?

[Anonymous]

If I resign can I apply for deferred retirement when I'm age eligible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not as good a deal as an official RIF, so why would you take it?

Can you explain how a RIF is a better deal?

This is 8 months of salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It saves no money if they were retiring anway

Did you expect this administration to have half a brain? I already know 3 people who had announced planned retirement since the New Year. Senior folks. Their plan was to spend down annual leave and separate in mid 2025

They will absolutely take this offer, leave the agency in Feb, get paid until Sept. They get paid out all their annual leave.

This is dumb helicopter money to already well-to-do Feds on CSRS with plenty of appreciated assets.

Doge's goal. Cut down Fed employees. Appoint family and between the two evils they have tons of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is THIS REAL?

Yes. It’s real.

I would do the math because it seems like they are desperate to get people to quit before they figure out how to lay them off.

Personally, no thank you but I know someone hoping to quit and then come back as a contractor. They were planning on that anyway

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow this is going to lead to an exodus at my FIRREA agency. So many were planning to retire this year….why not take free money?

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/trump-federal-workers-quit-severance?stream=top&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts_dc

Who all is taking it?

Do not do this

They will never pay you!

Do not do this those monies will never show up to you!

Listen to this. Listen to workers who made ugly gold buildings and what happened

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It saves no money if they were retiring anway

So you don't think it would encourage people to retire and get paid up until september

They will reply, “resign,” and be forced to leave only to find out that he didn’t have authority to make the offer

[Anonymous]

This is double the severance most companies offer. I’d be so gone if I was a fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not as good a deal as an official RIF, so why would you take it?

Can you explain how a RIF is a better deal?

This is 8 months of salary.

Check with your department but you will not be eligible for unemployment or health benefits that you will get if you resign versus being RIF’d.

You get weeks of severance per year which will most likely be less than 8 months but the retirement benefits may be different for a resignation versus a RIF.

And then you have to trust these jokers will actually pay you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is double the severance most companies offer. I’d be so gone if I was a fed.

But you aren’t a fed. That’s the difference. People are civil servants for lesser salaries because they want to be civil servants. There are also protections in place for reduction in force and for terminations.

The real question is why is this administration trying to do this in a rush?

[Anonymous]

From my understanding of the email, it’s just an extension of telework with an end date in September. You still have to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I resign can I apply for deferred retirement when I'm age eligible?

There is no way I’d take this offer, none. Especially those who plan on retiring. I would be shaking in my boots that they would argue I forfeited my right to retirement benefits when I took the buyout. And don’t talk to me about legality, if we’ve learned nothing we’ve learned that they don’t care about the law they get the law to do whatever they want. Who’s going to hold them accountable? Their own Supreme Court?