Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 15:34     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:You’re both wrong, and the coddled partisan civil servants are wrong too. Trump has every right to empower Elon Musk to ask any question of any employee in the executive branch. Whining about it reveals entitlement, and disloyalty. People displaying this attitude deserve to be fired. And their political party deserves the loss in public support that it’s experiencing. Sorry. Executive branch employees serve at the pleasure and discretion of the duly elected President.


Most don’t actually. You’re thinking of political appointees.

But they all swear to serve the Constitution, not the president. He’s just there to execute the laws cong passes. That’s it.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 15:30     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
You’re both wrong, and the coddled partisan civil servants are wrong too. Trump has every right to empower Elon Musk to ask any question of any employee in the executive branch. Whining about it reveals entitlement, and disloyalty. People displaying this attitude deserve to be fired. And their political party deserves the loss in public support that it’s experiencing. Sorry. Executive branch employees serve at the pleasure and discretion of the duly elected President.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 14:57     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of my local friends impacted by DOGE demands for weekly email updates of work performed will be there protesting. As a private sector employee, I’m surprised they are so upset about having to communicate up the chain about their work, but they are furious.


You probably already know that Federal employees ALREADY have procedures in place for documenting their work and for communicating with their supervisors — and, in some cases, with the public. Why should they be required to communicate with an unelected despot and his team of doge boys? I doubt that anything similar to the Musk takeover would be accepted in most private enterprises.



NP And let’s not overlook the most basic fact that this is micro-managing and a terrible way to manage any workplace.

Elon is an idiot groomed to feel special, and now high on drugs that exacerbates his inflated and undeserved self-worth and ability. He was a bad manager in his own companies, and he’s even worse high on drugs managing people whose work he doesn’t understand at all.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 14:48     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:A lot of my local friends impacted by DOGE demands for weekly email updates of work performed will be there protesting. As a private sector employee, I’m surprised they are so upset about having to communicate up the chain about their work, but they are furious.


I have zero problems providing weekly updates of my performance but DOGE and Musk aren’t in my chain of command. Musk isn’t the head of DOGE and does not have a “need to know” what I’m working on. The DOGE bros are also not in my chain of command. It would be highly irregular for my agency head to ask me for my weekly duties… he would ask my chain of command.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 14:29     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
As usual, the Dem version is more complex and less compelling than the Republican version. Try yours out with swing voters, see how you do.

We could combine them:

R: “Time to layoff government bureaucrats”
D: “Noooooooooooo”
R: “See, Dems are opposed to gov’t cost-cutting ”
D: “It’s complicated”
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 14:02     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:Dems: “We have no problem with layoffs and spending cuts, we just don’t like the ‘process.’”

Taxpayers: “Oh really, did you do any layoffs or cut any costs in the past 25 years?”

Dems: “ Um….uh…. um….you must be a stupid racist mouth breather!”


Dems: "Did you know that Trump increased the federal workforce by 2% in just the last year of his first term?"

MAGA mouth breathers: "Biden was bad!"

Dems: "If it was so important to Trump and MAGA, why didn't he do this his first term?"

MAGA mouth breathers: "Biden was worse!"

Dems: "If it's so important to you to cut the federal deficit, why is Trump on par to INCREASE the deficit this year, even with the mass firings. It's because he wants to give breaks to billionaires."

MAGA mouth breathers: "Biden loves billionaires!"

Dems: "FAFO MAGA cultists!"

Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 14:01     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m heading up in a pro-choice t-shirt. I expect to get some phone numbers of liberal women on birth control


Loser.


I think you mean winner. It’s a free for all out here with liberal women. College educated women are more open minded than ever before. They have to be to get attention. It’s like two college educated women for every college educated man these days. Lots of liberal women are chasing MAGA bros and hating themselves for it. But some are “liberal men only” women. For those, it’s like four women for every liberal straight college educated guy. Why would I NOT wear a pro-choice shirt?


Guys like you should not wear T-shirts. They highlight your moobs. Back to the basement, incel.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:54     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Dems: “We have no problem with layoffs and spending cuts, we just don’t like the ‘process.’”

Taxpayers: “Oh really, did you do any layoffs or cut any costs in the past 25 years?”

Dems: “ Um….uh…. um….you must be a stupid racist mouth breather!”
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:27     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On the contrary, when private sector CEOs sends in McKinsey to ask stupid questions, employees are expected to answer, not complain and say they only report to their direct managers and HR. We get it, federal bureaucrats don’t respect the President’s authority. Fine, but there sre consequences to insubordination. The idea that taxpayer-funded work-from-home bureaucrats are “above” having to send one email a week to HQ is hilarious. Everyone is replaceable, especially this coddled group of Democratic bureaucrats. After 30 years without layoffs and 5 years of working from home, they should all be fired and replaced with younger people with better attitudes. Elected Democrats “resisting” layoffs and cost cuts has been an epic fail. Not only did they fall into Trump’s trap, they face-planted into it. Now for the cherry on top. *Protesting* the end of direct deposit of taxpayer funds into their bank accounts!


I would not compare what most private companies do to this completely burn it down to the ground approach from Trump and musk. They could care less about saving money. it’s all about sticking it to the people that didn’t vote for him.

You've clearly been coddled for most of your career. Walk in one day and have your CEO call a meeting and say that we're reducing 25% of headcount. HR is teed up right now, Today is Tuesday, your list is due Friday, conversations start with affected employees one week from today, with RIF effective immediately. No exceptions, every department is losing 25%. The crazy part is, we shed 25% of our workforce that fast, never missed a beat, and nothing changed. The only thing that changed was HR got out of the way, so we got rid of the deadwood and the troublemakers.


oh please. I have gone through layoffs at my company. but if you want to even begin to have a serious discussion, you can’t think for one minute what they’re doing is measured and methodical. Trump wants to stick it to the people that didn’t vote for him. No reason to make this complicated when it’s very simple.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:25     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On the contrary, when private sector CEOs sends in McKinsey to ask stupid questions, employees are expected to answer, not complain and say they only report to their direct managers and HR. We get it, federal bureaucrats don’t respect the President’s authority. Fine, but there sre consequences to insubordination. The idea that taxpayer-funded work-from-home bureaucrats are “above” having to send one email a week to HQ is hilarious. Everyone is replaceable, especially this coddled group of Democratic bureaucrats. After 30 years without layoffs and 5 years of working from home, they should all be fired and replaced with younger people with better attitudes. Elected Democrats “resisting” layoffs and cost cuts has been an epic fail. Not only did they fall into Trump’s trap, they face-planted into it. Now for the cherry on top. *Protesting* the end of direct deposit of taxpayer funds into their bank accounts!


I would not compare what most private companies do to this completely burn it down to the ground approach from Trump and musk. They could care less about saving money. it’s all about sticking it to the people that didn’t vote for him.

You've clearly been coddled for most of your career. Walk in one day and have your CEO call a meeting and say that we're reducing 25% of headcount. HR is teed up right now, Today is Tuesday, your list is due Friday, conversations start with affected employees one week from today, with RIF effective immediately. No exceptions, every department is losing 25%. The crazy part is, we shed 25% of our workforce that fast, never missed a beat, and nothing changed. The only thing that changed was HR got out of the way, so we got rid of the deadwood and the troublemakers.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:23     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As we slide comfortably into being out of power, we need to do more protesting. The American people aren’t ready for all of our policies: on climate, migrants, trans folks, Zelensky, DEI, education, reparations, etc. We need to just stay the course, accept that it may take the voters a decade or more to catch up with our progress on these issues, and protest, loudly, about what the party in power is doing. This may not win us elections in the near term, but it will help us educate the electorate so we can win elections again in the long term.


Okay mouth breather.


what positive things has Trump done for this country at any time??


You’re the Trump supporter, fake Dem, with your list of problematic talking points. Such a tell.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:21     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:On the contrary, when private sector CEOs sends in McKinsey to ask stupid questions, employees are expected to answer, not complain and say they only report to their direct managers and HR. We get it, federal bureaucrats don’t respect the President’s authority. Fine, but there sre consequences to insubordination. The idea that taxpayer-funded work-from-home bureaucrats are “above” having to send one email a week to HQ is hilarious. Everyone is replaceable, especially this coddled group of Democratic bureaucrats. After 30 years without layoffs and 5 years of working from home, they should all be fired and replaced with younger people with better attitudes. Elected Democrats “resisting” layoffs and cost cuts has been an epic fail. Not only did they fall into Trump’s trap, they face-planted into it. Now for the cherry on top. *Protesting* the end of direct deposit of taxpayer funds into their bank accounts!


Hello, fascist! 👋 You sound like you’re as good at business as our failed-business-leader faux president.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:20     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:On the contrary, when private sector CEOs sends in McKinsey to ask stupid questions, employees are expected to answer, not complain and say they only report to their direct managers and HR. We get it, federal bureaucrats don’t respect the President’s authority. Fine, but there sre consequences to insubordination. The idea that taxpayer-funded work-from-home bureaucrats are “above” having to send one email a week to HQ is hilarious. Everyone is replaceable, especially this coddled group of Democratic bureaucrats. After 30 years without layoffs and 5 years of working from home, they should all be fired and replaced with younger people with better attitudes. Elected Democrats “resisting” layoffs and cost cuts has been an epic fail. Not only did they fall into Trump’s trap, they face-planted into it. Now for the cherry on top. *Protesting* the end of direct deposit of taxpayer funds into their bank accounts!


I would not compare what most private companies do to this completely burn it down to the ground approach from Trump and musk. They could care less about saving money. it’s all about sticking it to the people that didn’t vote for him.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:17     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As we slide comfortably into being out of power, we need to do more protesting. The American people aren’t ready for all of our policies: on climate, migrants, trans folks, Zelensky, DEI, education, reparations, etc. We need to just stay the course, accept that it may take the voters a decade or more to catch up with our progress on these issues, and protest, loudly, about what the party in power is doing. This may not win us elections in the near term, but it will help us educate the electorate so we can win elections again in the long term.


Okay mouth breather.


what positive things has Trump done for this country at any time??
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 13:16     Subject: Who is going to the protests on April 5th??
On the contrary, when private sector CEOs sends in McKinsey to ask stupid questions, employees are expected to answer, not complain and say they only report to their direct managers and HR. We get it, federal bureaucrats don’t respect the President’s authority. Fine, but there sre consequences to insubordination. The idea that taxpayer-funded work-from-home bureaucrats are “above” having to send one email a week to HQ is hilarious. Everyone is replaceable, especially this coddled group of Democratic bureaucrats. After 30 years without layoffs and 5 years of working from home, they should all be fired and replaced with younger people with better attitudes. Elected Democrats “resisting” layoffs and cost cuts has been an epic fail. Not only did they fall into Trump’s trap, they face-planted into it. Now for the cherry on top. *Protesting* the end of direct deposit of taxpayer funds into their bank accounts!