This weekend, millions of federal employees were threatened with arbitrary termination. What is happening is the gross normalization of toxic culture and toxic workplace culture. Ofc I need to talk about it...
ICYMI: This weekend, 2,000,000 federal employees received an email demanding details of their impact in the past week. A follow up tweet by an unelected special government employee advised they had to reply or they will be fired.
When I saw the email and tweet, the first thing that sprung to mind was: he's asking for snippets.
This is super common in the tech industry, and it can be an incredibly effective way of keeping communication channels open and increasing the visibility of your work.
So I'm not inherently opposed - but here's where it goes wrong.
Context.
For starters, reply or get fired if an effed-up position to take. (Though not surprising as a directive of someone with poor leadership and social skills)
Reply or get fired, with this note being communicated on Twitter, is inherently toxic.
Next, this went to *all* 2,000,000 federal employees.
There is a barrier to replying when you can't share classified information when your work is classified to protect national security.
And to the same team that leaked classified info like a week ago on a website they threw together.
Transparency is one of my core values, so if that's the goal, I'm here for it, but 'reply or get fired' isn't it.
Finally, I want you to zoom out and think about how you would feel opening that email (then reading that tweet).
I've gotten so many messages from followers and clients who have federal government roles, and they are distressed and demoralized by what is happening.
While I don't know each of their roles, I do know they have built careers to make the country better and more secure.
They've sacrificed significantly better compensation packages in the private sector to support the mission (and many stay for the pension, which is now at risk).
They have taken the Oath of Office, and they take it seriously.
Can the unelected person who is making these decisions say the same thing?
No one supports tax dollars going to waste - but I've got to know...
Are you cheering for large-scale and arbitrary layoffs?
Jennifer Brick
This weekend, millions of federal employees were threatened with arbitrary termination.
What is happening is the gross normalization of toxic culture and toxic workplace culture.
Ofc I need to talk about it...
ICYMI: This weekend, 2,000,000 federal employees received an email demanding details of their impact in the past week. A follow up tweet by an unelected special government employee advised they had to reply or they will be fired.
When I saw the email and tweet, the first thing that sprung to mind was: he's asking for snippets.
This is super common in the tech industry, and it can be an incredibly effective way of keeping communication channels open and increasing the visibility of your work.
So I'm not inherently opposed - but here's where it goes wrong.
Context.
For starters, reply or get fired if an effed-up position to take.
(Though not surprising as a directive of someone with poor leadership and social skills)
Reply or get fired, with this note being communicated on Twitter, is inherently toxic.
Next, this went to *all* 2,000,000 federal employees.
There is a barrier to replying when you can't share classified information when your work is classified to protect national security.
And to the same team that leaked classified info like a week ago on a website they threw together.
Transparency is one of my core values, so if that's the goal, I'm here for it, but 'reply or get fired' isn't it.
Finally, I want you to zoom out and think about how you would feel opening that email (then reading that tweet).
I've gotten so many messages from followers and clients who have federal government roles, and they are distressed and demoralized by what is happening.
While I don't know each of their roles, I do know they have built careers to make the country better and more secure.
They've sacrificed significantly better compensation packages in the private sector to support the mission (and many stay for the pension, which is now at risk).
They have taken the Oath of Office, and they take it seriously.
Can the unelected person who is making these decisions say the same thing?
No one supports tax dollars going to waste - but I've got to know...
Are you cheering for large-scale and arbitrary layoffs?
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