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Musk says U.S. govt workers must explain their work week or lose jobs

Elon Musk stated that federal workers must document their performance via email or risk losing their jobs.
An email from the Office of Personnel Management required federal employees to provide five bullet points of their weekly accomplishments and carbon copy their managers.
Leaders from the Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, State Department, and Department of Energy advised employees not to respond to the email.
Elon Musk stated that failing to respond could be treated as a resignation, impacting unemployment benefits for the workers.

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Bloomberg

Musk Threatens to Fire Federal Workers Who Don’t Reply to Next Email

Elon Musk said that federal workers will be given a second opportunity to respond to a government-wide email detailing what they did last week, and threatened to fire any employee who doesn’t meet his demands.

2 days ago·United States

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Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Federal staffers in Wyoming receive new job-threatening ultimatum

Elon Musk on Saturday threatened federal workers in Wyoming and nationwide with losing their jobs in a social media post that one U.S. Forest Service employee said was an effort “to psychologically break us.”

2 days ago

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The Verge

The government is still threatening to ‘semi-fire’ workers who don’t answer an email from Elon Musk

We’re nearing the deadline that Elon Musk imposed for government workers to reply to a mass email about productivity, and the results have been predictably confusing — with even a direct statement from President Donald Trump failing to clear things up. Government agencies have taken significantly different tacks toward the Musk-promoted email, which he announced to the public midday on February 22nd. Sent by the Office of Personnel Management (O…

2 days ago·United States

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NBC News

Musk's email ultimatum leads to mixed messages: From the Politics Desk

Federal employees started another work week receiving mixed messages from the top after Elon Musk's weekend email ultimatum.

2 days ago·United States

Elon’s Latest Power Grab Blows Up In His Face Spectacularly

Elon Musk's threat to fire federal employees who don't respond to an email asking them to list their accomplishments is falling flat.

2 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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New York Post

Elon Musk’s ultimatum email to federal workers sets up power struggle in DC

Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their professional accomplishments last week -- or risk being fired.

2 days ago·New York, United States

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