Musk Emails Demand to Entire Federal Workforce

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Unelected billionaire Elon Musk sent an email to all federal employees Saturday demanding that they reply back with five bullet points of what they achieved last week by Monday at 11:59 p.m., saying in a Twitter post that if they don't it would be considered their resignation. The demand has been met by numerous federal agencies and departments telling their employees not to respond absent further guidance.

Posted by DBT2 at 10:33 AM | 59 COMMENTS | permalink

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... as if Mr Musk cares about, or even might read, their replies.

Why is Pres Trump endorsing this action?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-22 07:31 PM

Why is Pres Trump endorsing this action?

Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-22 07:31 PM | Reply

Musk runs the show. Trump's just the figurehead.

The fed workers should say they did a ---- ton of ketamine and then waved a chainsaw around like a total spaz.

Musk runs the show. Trump's just the figurehead.
#2 | Posted by LauraMohr

I think it is more precise to say Musk is the unelected hatchet man who is carrying out the plans of Trump and Project 2025 to dismantle and privatize federal agencies:

Project 2025's plan to gut civil service with mass firing

Even as Trump tries to disavow the rightwing blueprint, both have similar plans to replace many federal employees

Speaking about federal employees last month, the former president said: "They're destroying this country. They're crooked people, they're dishonest people. They're going to be held accountable."

www.theguardian.com

And:

Project 2025 Seeks to Dismantle Agencies, Terminate Up To 1 Million Federal Workers

The plan promises a takeover of our country's system of checks and balances in order to "dismantle the administrative state" " the operations of federal agencies and programs according to current law and regulation, including many of the laws and regulations that govern federal employment.

"Project 2025 will take away freedoms and rights from every American, will hurt the middle class and working families, and is a threat to our democracy," said AFGE President Everett Kelley. "It's a takeover of our federal government in a manner that is not loyal to the Constitution and the law, has no interest in listening to the people, and will force employees to take orders, legal or not, or be terminated."

The bad news is they are just beginning their destructive rampage:

Here are the highlights--or rather lowlights--of Project 2025 to help you understand how these plans would undermine national security, destroy democracy, and take away our rights:

www.afge.org

@#4 ... I think it is more precise to say Musk is the unelected hatchet man who is carrying out the plans of Trump and Project 2025 to dismantle and privatize federal agencies: ...

Yup.

And Pres Trump endorses Mr Musk's actions because the anger is directed at Mr Musk, not Pres Trump.

Stated differently, Pres Trump seems to be cowardly hiding the shield of Mr Musk.

Cowardly.

While his Vice Pres is talking about manning it up.

3. Not to mention their six rounds of golf during work hours.

... Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week as part of billionaire Elon Musk's crusade to slash what he describes as "waste everywhere" in the federal government. ...

So far, Mr Musk's "waste everywhere" expedition has come up relatively null. Little more than apparent lies to justify it.

But that aside ...

Why does Mr Musk now think it is up to the individual workers to justify why they were hired?

Should not Mr Musk be asking the managers why they justified that position in the first place?

Yeah, Mr Musk's slash and burn approach looks to have some fundamental issues.

Who exactly is going to read these hundreds of thousands of reports? AI, I would assume? Programmed to look for what?

@#8 ... Who exactly is going to read these hundreds of thousands of reports? ...

That's the point.

These two needy pathetica are giving mental illness a bad name.

"Who exactly is going to read these hundreds of thousands of reports? AI, I would assume? Programmed to look for what?"

Presumably whether it complied with the request, including a response with five bullet points and carbon copying the email to a supervisor in the same organization. Otherwise, it would probably be flagged for a person to review.

A relative of mine works at the VA received this email. She received a message from her supervisor and the union not to respond to it, for now.

History will probably remember this as an attempt to micromanage the entire federal workforce, a la Jimmy Carter, except with "AI".

Already a thread on this from last night: drudge.com

Who does this egomaniac think he is?

Between him and Trump, this is Narcissism Run Wild. And, of course, we are all paying for it, some just more than others at the moment.

And it's all totally unnecessary; trying to use shock and awe rather than playing by the rules and going through the Congress... which they already own!

The administration has made it clear he's not I'm charge of anything.
The only responses he deserves is GFY.

I think its just a troll by the current administration, but the employees being told not to respond may be reaction this administration was looking for.

may be reaction this administration was looking for.
#3 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Elmo loves spam. His platform is nothing but spam now.

Spam spam spam!

Never respond to spam. It only encourages more spam.

It was the proper reaction to this ridiculous spamming by an unelected Elmo.

This is Trumpanzee's version of killing PATCO and firing all the air traffic controllers. Destroy the unions.

Setting us up for more of that trickle-down economic voodoo that magically flows the other way... republicl0wnery at its best. Gotta love it always going on about who deserves what and why... hallmarks of guilty consciences... trying to fool Gawd... because they went for the soft targets. OOOOOOOOO lookie me... I'm saving the money you never had... ain't I wunnerful?

IMO this is horrible management on Musk's part, I have been critical of him in the past and believe perhaps he's suffering from long term ketamine use.

Listen/watch Musk from 10 years ago, and one today. He has alot of money, but he's gotten dumber.

She received a message from her supervisor and the union not to respond to it, for now.

If your relative received this message, they should reply. My guess is what they are looking for is for people that are actually proud of what they do, and have done this week.

It is just a test, the answer doesn't matter. People like DialAgain, and Gaslighter probably have never worked in a real office where ---- gets done, asking who is going to read it, no one, no one is going to read it, because thats not the point.

I think its just a troll by the current administration,

idk your definition of troll, but there is a purpose to email. To weed out all the people that didn't do ----, ergo wont respond. The purpose of Management, and Unions telling people not to respond is to protect those that don't do ----.

Is this a good management tactic, no, is it what is happening, most assuredly.

3. Not to mention their six rounds of golf during work hours.

#6 | POSTED BY DBT2

LOL Biden took a vacation 500+ days during his term, all this talk about Trump and golf is pretty funny with that stick in your eye.

lol the noxious orange pedo lived on the links while Covid was killing 3500 Americans every day.

LOL Biden took a vacation 500+ days during his term, all this talk about Trump and golf is pretty funny with that stick in your eye.

And you'd look pretty funny with that stick up yer butt.

Many if not most of Biden's "vacations" were working "vacations" many at Camp David.

If you really wanna honestly compare vacations you will have to talk about the costs of those vacations.

Pretty sure you are not interested in being honest tho.

"Control, plunder, gloat. This is the Trump way."

-Andrew Sullivan, FEB 21, 2025

I think its just a troll by the current administration, but the employees being told not to respond may be reaction this administration was looking for.

#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds

So trolling has become a gauge for popular perception and subsequent policy decisions. Great way to govern.

"purpose to email. To weed out all the people that didn't do ----, ergo wont respond."

FBI Director and DEI Hire Kash Patel has already advised FBI employees not to respond.

So hey, you might be on to something there!

Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk's productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.: reports
www.independent.co.uk

They will study all the responses carefully and then determine that all the straight white men are valuable assets and the rest are dead weight that need to be fired.

They will study all the responses carefully and then determine that all the straight white men are valuable assets and the rest are dead weight that need to be fired.
#25 | POSTED BY DIALAGAIN

Thats what Canadians would do for sure.

#24 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Would it be any surprise if what they are really checking is who even opens up the email, and WHEN?

If you run the email servers, they know the status of this email in your box.

Given its a concern that most of the Federal Government doesn't go to the office, are they even opening up emails?

I think its just a troll by the current administration, but the employees being told not to respond may be reaction this administration was looking for.
#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-23 11:25 AM

To see what the extent of damage fear tactics can generate. Fractures with how officers are recognized, appointed and that hierarchy is being challenged while thousand are being fired immediately, imo.

IMO this is horrible management on Musk's part, I have been critical of him in the past and believe perhaps he's suffering from long term ketamine use.
Listen/watch Musk from 10 years ago, and one today. He has alot of money, but he's gotten dumber.
"She received a message from her supervisor and the union not to respond to it, for now."
If your relative received this message, they should reply. My guess is what they are looking for is for people that are actually proud of what they do, and have done this week.
It is just a test, the answer doesn't matter. People like DialAgain, and Gaslighter probably have never worked in a real office where ---- gets done, asking who is going to read it, no one, no one is going to read it, because thats not the point.
"I think its just a troll by the current administration,"
idk your definition of troll, but there is a purpose to email. To weed out all the people that didn't do ----, ergo wont respond. The purpose of Management, and Unions telling people not to respond is to protect those that don't do ----.
Is this a good management tactic, no, is it what is happening, most assuredly.
#18 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-23 12:25 PM

Musk is not even the administrator. What is the management flowchart for DOGE?

I will agree this is stupid. If anything, they should have every employee respond to a head of their section or division, and then have the supervisors report.

"If your relative received this message, they should reply. My guess is what they are looking for is for people that are actually proud of what they do, and have done this week."

And what about people who have been on sick leave or annual leave, or will be tomorrow and are unable to respond?

Of course, it will be easy to comply with this initially by listing 5 job functions or 5 examples of implementing particular job functions, but it sounds like this could be a weekly thing. The concern that many people have is that if the response is not worded just right, then it could be used to by DOGE to terminate employees regardless of how well they do their jobs.

"If your relative received this message, they should reply. My guess is what they are looking for is for people that are actually proud of what they do, and have done this week."
And what about people who have been on sick leave or annual leave, or will be tomorrow and are unable to respond?
Of course, it will be easy to comply with this initially by listing 5 job functions or 5 examples of implementing particular job functions, but it sounds like this could be a weekly thing. The concern that many people have is that if the response is not worded just right, then it could be used to by DOGE to terminate employees regardless of how well they do their jobs.
#30 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-23 02:39 PM

Isn't it interesting to see who "snaps to" and brightly responds with complete humility and sincerity.. and the rest who respond like humans.

Would it be any surprise if what they are really checking is who even opens up the email, and WHEN?
If you run the email servers, they know the status of this email in your box.
Given its a concern that most of the Federal Government doesn't go to the office, are they even opening up emails?

^
This is some of the dumbest ---- I have ever heard.
You don't need to send them a "special" email to check that.
You could check it right now.

"listing 5 job functions or 5 examples of implementing particular job functions"

When I worked for the government, my job had a description. I fit the description well enough that they hired me to do it.

The requested information already exists. Asking the employees for it -- and bypassing not only their direct managers but the entire org chart -- is preposterous.

Anyone who defends this is a stooge or a troll and has no business working in a successful business.

"FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, both Trump allies, instructed workers to ignore Musk's request."

www.independent.co.uk

Interesting.

In the world of some neurodivergent ketamine addicts this entire cloisterflock is what's known as "a rapid unscheduled disassembly."
Leon hath declared it so.
~ Big Balls

This is some of the dumbest ---- I have ever heard.

Check his user page... there's plenty more where that came from.

President Musk asked for progress reports?

He never planned on reading any of it.

It's a loyalty test.

See who falls in line.

This is some of the dumbest ---- I have ever heard.
You don't need to send them a "special" email to check that.
You could check it right now.
#32 | POSTED BY SNOOFY A

This is true, but that is Musk's justification. Like I said about he's become pretty stupid.

This is what a federal employee emailed to Elon at hr@opm.gov

Here are the five things I accomplished last week:

1. I volunteered at my local food shelf.
2. I sent Bernie Sanders a check to help with his nationwide rally blitz.
3. I contacted my senator Amy Klobuchar to complain about you.
4. I contacted my senator Tina Smith to complain about you.
5. I congratulated my nephew on getting rid of his Tesla.

Who exactly is going to read these hundreds of thousands of reports? ...

No one.

It is a charade designed to appear they are doing something.

Then random workers will be fired citing "job performance".

Elmo stated the goal is to cut $4,000,000,000 per day from the government.

Eventually that is unsustainable and needed functions will start breaking down. Elmo will happily step in and offer his companies to replace the fired workers. He will even hire the fired workers at 1/2 the pay with piss poor benefits, charge the government more than the workers were costing and pocket the rest. That's what he earned by keeping the traitorous felon out of prison.

He's already said he will have SpaceX engineers help with air traffic control. Get ready for more "rapid disassembly" events.

I've got a friend who is a groundskeeper at a big VA facility. He had four emails from different people in his chain of command demanding he reply to Elon's email by COB today.

any of you or any federal worker who can't answer about what they did last week is a lazy... and probably stupid... parasite.

I could give you 5 an hour much less a freakn week.

OR they ( you ) are thiefs stealing from the company...

and I'd take special joy....in reading you your rights.

Here are the five things I accomplished last week:

#39 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

it's been so long since I read anything clever or halfway humourous around here that I almost

let it get by.

nice going..but I expert an even longer period of stupid to ensue...

maybe you can do it again and prove me wrong..

Things I did this week:

-Got humiliated by an Astronaut and called him a "------"
-Ignored my children to the point where my ex had to go on X to demand I help one of the sick ones.
-Tweeted over 1700 times.
-did ketamine illegally.
-Wore sunglasses inside like a douche while wielding a chainsaw.

More-

-Paid a guy to grind my video game characters, claimed victory.
-Discovered that the world learned about my botched penile implant.
-Let my four year old wipe boogers on the presidents desk.
-Learned that I had a 4th baby momma.
-Had Kash Patel tell his employees to ignore my stupid email demands.

Elon Musk is the world's biggest loser.

RECENTLY RECOVERED EMAIL FROM FEDERAL EMPLOYEE....

1) cried about Trump
2) cried about eon
3) made into office for first time in months going on years.
4) read some emails
5) cried about trump and musk some more.

obviously one of the many 2 faced god damn lying hypocrites who

didn't say one word other than GOOD>...when the brain dead ------ fired 10,000

oil workers on his first day.....

--idiots.

Elon Musk demand that federal workers document what they do causes chaos
www.theguardian.com

... FBI head Kash Patel tells agents to pause' responses to order as unnamed Pentagon official calls it silliest thing in 40 years'

Labor unions and advocacy groups have asked a federal court to prevent retaliation against government employees, after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum demanding they detail in bullet points what they do at their jobs or face dismissal.

The weekend email sent to millions of employees was the latest salvo in Musk's campaign, authorized by Donald Trump, to dramatically downsize the federal government. Over the weekend, a coalition of groups opposed to the mass layoffs asked a court to prevent reprisals against employees who fail to reply by the deadline of Monday at midnight.

"This request, and the resulting confusion, is not just inappropriate " it is disruptive to essential government functions," wrote Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit originally filed to stop the mass firings of probationary workers.

Several federal departments have reportedly told their employees not to respond to the email, which was sent from the office of personnel management (OPM), one of the first federal organs Musk and his team on the so-called "department of government efficiency" infiltrated after Trump was sworn in. ...