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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJosh Marshall: Really enticing offer from Elmo to retired ATC...
Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social
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this degenerate clown's micro-bros have spent the last month sending emails to the PRESENT air traffic controllers begging, pestering, and trying to threaten them into resigning their jobs. and now this ...

Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social
setting aside everything else can you imagine seeing this tweet when you check your phone at the beach enjoying your retirement and thinking, damn, Elon, that's a pretty enticing offer. things seem awesome in the federal workplace these days.
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social
23m
this degenerate clown's micro-bros have spent the last month sending emails to the PRESENT air traffic controllers begging, pestering, and trying to threaten them into resigning their jobs. and now this ...

Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social
setting aside everything else can you imagine seeing this tweet when you check your phone at the beach enjoying your retirement and thinking, damn, Elon, that's a pretty enticing offer. things seem awesome in the federal workplace these days.
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/joshtpm.bsky.social/post/3lj6u3uwlfs2z
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Josh Marshall: Really enticing offer from Elmo to retired ATC... (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Thursday
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BootinUp
(49,428 posts)1. Chaos is the goal. Nt
SheltieLover
(63,519 posts)3. Absolutely. Nothing pleases pootin more.

Midnight Writer
(23,476 posts)2. "Come back and I promise not to fire you again for at least a week!"
modrepub
(3,755 posts)6. No, Come Back
To restart at a lower pay grade and less earned leave time.
Or better yet, contract everything out (for more $) so that the contract employee works for less money allowing the contracting company owner to pocket more for their own use.
Jarqui
(10,588 posts)4. The damage they have already done discouraging people from a career in public service
will last for a few generations at least.
Irish_Dem
(64,905 posts)5. Who in their right mind would take a federal job now?
Ocelot II
(123,328 posts)7. ATC has a mandatory retirement age of 56.
They couldnt come back if they wanted to, and they probably dont want to under the circumstances anyway.