But also: he likely didn’t have a choice. It was resign with dignity or be fired. He refused to let them acces the system and was probably given an ultimatum.
They’ve been doing the same at every agency. Musks goons are at the top of OPM because they fired the management down the tree until they found someone who would allow them run untested and unsecured systems that directly harass all federal workers.
Many other agencies are having the same thing happening but are under strict gag orders and therefore the management massacres are slow to make it to news.
I still don’t fully understand who precisely the schedule f thing applies to, but I’m fairly certain that it primarily applies to mgmt/SES employees who make up the admin hierarchies of most agencies. And this is the result.
wouldnt it be pretty dignified to be fired over not wanting this dude to have access to all of our money and also look bad for the people firing him for not giving elon access?
Yes it would probably. I mean he is a top treasury guy, so I don’t want to try and carry his water too much. But career civil servants are very used to a culture where you are encouraged constantly to demonstrate neutral outward views and to more or less follow direction from supervisors without pushback. It’s one of the things you sorta slam into if you transition in from private sector. Everything is “ask your direct supervisor” military-lite command chain. His thought process is probably, it would be against protocol to comply with this request, but the executive is basically asking for it, so I just resign to satisfy both requirements. Also he’s treasury and probably likes money? And resigning might get him better retirement pension, not sure. That’s not a point in his favor, just trying to paint the picture where career civil servants are not usually activists and have material concerns.
I mean yes.
But also: he likely didn’t have a choice. It was resign with dignity or be fired. He refused to let them acces the system and was probably given an ultimatum.
They’ve been doing the same at every agency. Musks goons are at the top of OPM because they fired the management down the tree until they found someone who would allow them run untested and unsecured systems that directly harass all federal workers.
Many other agencies are having the same thing happening but are under strict gag orders and therefore the management massacres are slow to make it to news.
I still don’t fully understand who precisely the schedule f thing applies to, but I’m fairly certain that it primarily applies to mgmt/SES employees who make up the admin hierarchies of most agencies. And this is the result.
wouldnt it be pretty dignified to be fired over not wanting this dude to have access to all of our money and also look bad for the people firing him for not giving elon access?
Second reply: here’s an example that feels a bit more satisfying. https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-usaid-purge
That admin refused in writing and continued to refuse, so they put him in admin leave.
Yes it would probably. I mean he is a top treasury guy, so I don’t want to try and carry his water too much. But career civil servants are very used to a culture where you are encouraged constantly to demonstrate neutral outward views and to more or less follow direction from supervisors without pushback. It’s one of the things you sorta slam into if you transition in from private sector. Everything is “ask your direct supervisor” military-lite command chain. His thought process is probably, it would be against protocol to comply with this request, but the executive is basically asking for it, so I just resign to satisfy both requirements. Also he’s treasury and probably likes money? And resigning might get him better retirement pension, not sure. That’s not a point in his favor, just trying to paint the picture where career civil servants are not usually activists and have material concerns.
I’d rather be fired and retain my dignity; either way you’re out of a job. Want me gone? Fuckin make me.