Making an offer that many won’t refuse.
When Donald Trump won the 2024 election, the media airwaves were suddenly infused with a raft of stories regarding the federal workers who were distraught over the possibility of working under a Trump administration. Pearls were dutifully clutched, and a woe-is-me cacophony drowned out the sound of cooler heads arguing that such employees should approach their work in a nonpartisan manner. But perhaps taking a prompt from Mario Puzo’s Don Corleone, the president made an offer that could prove difficult to refuse.
A Dear John for Federal Workers
On Jan. 28, an estimated 2 million federal employees received an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPR), which oversees the civilian workforce. Titled “A Fork in the Road,” the mailer presented a set of options:
“If you…
