2025-02-23 21:34:58

'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5306366/musk-federal-worker-email-confusion

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