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

Anonymous wrote:Good comment from Reddit:

Guys this is very likely a bait and switch. Feb 6th is way too soon for OPM and your agency to formulate a plan of which jobs/series qualify and then gather the money to offer it.

Remember, we're still under a CR until March 14th.. We don't even have the money to go to April!!

Also, I know they're breaking laws left and right, but the statutory max payout is $25k. They legally can't pay you more than that even if they had it. I doubt they're gonna break the law in your favor.

Bottom line this is a complete BS scam designed to fool people into resigning by next week only for them to rug pull you after you're gone.
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They've overplayed their hand, they have to offer buyouts because they cannot fire folks as easily as they thought.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/gidbhJVIAU

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Anonymous wrote:Neither Musk nor Trump have credible histories when it comes to their roles as employers.

You people are truly delusional.

They don't Musk has been sued so many times for egregious employer behavior. Trump has never had more than a dozen employees.

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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…

Literally the first thing I thought.

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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.

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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?

Shock and awe. They are causing as much chaos as they possibly can everyday it’s hairbrianed half@ssed ideas.

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Anonymous wrote:Neither Musk nor Trump have credible histories when it comes to their roles as employers.

You people are truly delusional.

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.

Guys this is very likely a bait and switch. Feb 6th is way too soon for OPM and your agency to formulate a plan of which jobs/series qualify and then gather the money to offer it.

Remember, we're still under a CR until March 14th.. We don't even have the money to go to April!!

Also, I know they're breaking laws left and right, but the statutory max payout is $25k. They legally can't pay you more than that even if they had it. I doubt they're gonna break the law in your favor.

Bottom line this is a complete BS scam designed to fool people into resigning by next week only for them to rug pull you after you're gone.
…..
They've overplayed their hand, they have to offer buyouts because they cannot fire folks as easily as they thought.

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

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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!

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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?