Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:12     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:This is double the severance most companies offer. I’d be so gone if I was a fed.


Gone where? Gone to retirement, then sure, yes, if you’re in apposition to retire. But this will cause a tremendous glut of workers and jobs in highly skilled sectors are already scarce. You’ll be unemployed for more than 8 months.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:11     Subject: Re:Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:06     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Bizarre.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:04     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Creepy email. Wonder how many folks will accidentally resign. No, wait, my cat did it!
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:04     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:Everyone is missing the point. Goal # 1 is to discourage and demoralize civil servants. Goal # 2 test the courts for the next round. The ultimate goal is to gut the civil service. Why is everyone shocked? This has been a goal of Republicans for a long time. Everyone is acting surprised.


I don't think any Federal employee is surprised.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:04     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. Such a dirty trick by Elon.

It is not a buyout. You may still have to work from home until Sept. if you take the deal. You're just agreeing to quit in Sept. may still have to work the whole time.

Apparently Elon crafted nearly an identical email for Twitter. Such a dirty, dirty move
.


Why is it dirty? Federal employees didn't work from home before Covid.


Because it is not a buyout.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 21:02     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:i'm not a government employee so I don't know what the norm is but this sounds pretty good to me. Last time I was let go, I was given like 2 months severance.


It’s not as good as if they officially RIF you. If you wait for the government to lay you off, you will be given more than this.

Unless you are retiring or you really can’t figure out RTO, it doesn’t make much sense


How is a RIF better?

To someone in private industry this is a HUGE handout. Most give a few weeks to a few months. One company I worked with pushed fire dates up to end of month, so as to not let folks get health insurance for another month. I was in meeting where this was decided , big GSEs.


No, it is not. They probably don’t have the money to do this and are lying about not terminating you before Sept 30.

If you trust Trump, you are nuts.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:59     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:An earlier email message described this, what is expected is an offer for the employee to continue working remotely for 8 months if you agree to resign September 30.

I am retirement eligible and could get a good job in the private sector though possibly not immediately given the glut.

I love my current job which is significantly shielded from the chaos, for now.

If this is really resign and get paid for 8 months until September (no work required) I would seriously consider taking it.


No!

The message says they can fire you before Sept if you resign.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:58     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:All of this because you can't go back to work in an office like other people in the private sector do every day?


You are really out of the loop.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:55     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
It is simply not a buyout. It is an agreement to resign on 9/30 in exchange for working from home. If you already work from home under a CBA, there's nothing in it for you.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:53     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
This is just buying time for people who remote work from far away.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:53     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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…


But there’s no longer a quorum since the NLRB is down to two people. They are very strategic. Total dismantle of government, piece by piece.

The NLRB deals with private sector unions, so they would have nothing to do with this.


Thank you for the clarification.

FLRA would be the agency to deal with these issues.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:52     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you have a CBA, I think it will be hard for Trump to order you back to work.


You are a few steps behind.

How so?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:51     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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…


But there’s no longer a quorum since the NLRB is down to two people. They are very strategic. Total dismantle of government, piece by piece.

The NLRB deals with private sector unions, so they would have nothing to do with this.


Thank you for the clarification.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2025 20:50     Subject: Trump buyout: resign by Feb 6, get paid until Sept 30
Anonymous wrote:If you have a CBA, I think it will be hard for Trump to order you back to work.


You are a few steps behind.