Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
They should have stayed and sabotage DOGE efforts. Do people not know how to resist? If you find yourself in a position where you can work inside the beast and slow it down or fuck it up. Do it.
f you find yourself in a position where you can work inside the beast and slow it down or fuck it up.
In this scenario, although the best, people would risk jail time (or other significant punishment). It's easy to say it, but so damn hard to actually do it.
So leaving is actually a great decision that doesn't give (any) risks
I've seen a junior dev wipe out an entire database, and then corrupt the backup trying to restore it. Given the incompetence already on display, I'm kinda surprised it hasn't happened already.