{"id":2404364,"date":"2025-02-19T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-government-workers-are-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:15:45","slug":"fired-government-workers-are-mad-at-the-wrong-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-government-workers-are-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired Government Workers Are Mad At The Wrong Person"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffired-government-workers-are-mad-at-the-wrong-person%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the\u2064 recent termination of several government employees as part \u2062of Elon Musk&#8217;s initiative aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-and-viveks-doge-takes-action-and-94-of-feds-will-be-hit-first\/\" title=\"Elon and Vivek&#039;s DOGE Takes Action and 94% of Feds Will Be Hit First\">enhancing government efficiency<\/a>. The author highlights the \u2063emotional responses of these former civil servants, many of whom feel \u200banger and betrayal over their job\u2063 losses. However, the piece argues that their\u200c frustration is misplaced, as the responsibility for their dismissal \u200blies not with Musk or \u200dthe current administration, but with past\u2064 political \u200dleaders who misled them regarding the permanence \u200cof their jobs and\u2062 the unsustainable \u200cbenefits they received. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>The author likens the situation to migrants who were misled about their chances of entering the U.S., emphasizing that their discontent should be directed at those who \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">made unrealistic promises<\/a> rather than the current administration attempting to rectify previous decisions. Throughout,the article underscores \u200dthe notion that \u2062while\u2062 individuals may feel wronged\u2062 by recent \u2064changes,it is essential for them to re-evaluate the \u2064source of their\u2062 grievances considering the broader context of \u2062governmental inefficiencies \u2063and promises made by\u2062 past leaders. <\/p>\n<p>the author urges \u2064those affected by these job\u2063 losses to recognize their\u200d deception and consider how to address it \u200bmoving forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8SpcLT8-Eds\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News\/YouTube<\/a>\/Cropped       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/fired-government-workers-are-right-to-be-mad-but-theyre-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Fired%20Government%20Workers%20Are%20Right%20To%20Be%20Mad.%20But%20They%E2%80%99re%20Mad%20At%20The%20Wrong%20Person&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/fired-government-workers-are-right-to-be-mad-but-theyre-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Fired%20Government%20Workers%20Are%20Right%20To%20Be%20Mad.%20But%20They%E2%80%99re%20Mad%20At%20The%20Wrong%20Person&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/fired-government-workers-are-right-to-be-mad-but-theyre-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/fired-government-workers-are-right-to-be-mad-but-theyre-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Fired%20Government%20Workers%20Are%20Right%20To%20Be%20Mad.%20But%20They%E2%80%99re%20Mad%20At%20The%20Wrong%20Person&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/fired-government-workers-are-right-to-be-mad-but-theyre-mad-at-the-wrong-person\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>As fun as it is hearing the testimonies of weeping &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">career civil servants&#038;rdquo<\/a>; (unaccountable bureaucrats) dismissed from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-eliminate-democrats-massive-single-women-electoral-advantage\/\" title=\"How To Eliminate Democrats\u2019 Massive Single Women Electoral Advantage\">make-work jobs<\/a> by Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency initiative, these people have every right to be angry. Their anger is, however, misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times&rsquo; &ldquo;The Daily&rdquo; podcast had a particularly enjoyable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/19\/podcasts\/the-daily\/trump-ederal-workers-musk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode<\/a> this week featuring countless bureaucrats describing their emotional turmoil as a result of having recently lost their jobs. One guy said it was his &ldquo;dream job&rdquo; to work as a bureaucrat because, &ldquo;you&rsquo;re a citizen, and that&rsquo;s the best thing that you can do.&rdquo; Talk about an underachiever.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8908130\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But one of them said he felt &ldquo;betrayed.&rdquo; A former Department of Education employee said the same thing this week on CNN.<\/p>\n<p>In all sincerity, they have every reason to feel that way, but they weren&rsquo;t betrayed by Musk or President Trump or the voters who put them in power to do exactly what they&rsquo;re doing. They were lied to by an endless series of people predating 2025, both Republicans and Democrats, who had no right telling anyone they were being given a permanent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-offered-activist-taxpayer-funded-job-in-alleged-bid-to-clear-primary-field-court-docs-show\/\" title=\"Illinois Dem Offered Activist Taxpayer-Funded Job in Alleged Bid to Clear Primary Field, Court Docs Show\">taxpayer-funded job<\/a> with the federal government. And that&rsquo;s to say nothing of the unjustifiable salaries, benefits, and retirement packages with negligible productivity requirements.<\/p>\n<p>These newly un-jobbed people find themselves in a very similar position to the thousands of migrants who trekked by foot through jungles and gang zones to get to the U.S. only to be told by the new president, &ldquo;Cerrado.&rdquo; I&rsquo;d be mad, too. There are some truly heartbreaking stories of migrants who spent all of their money to get here, having nothing left, only to then be turned away. But that&rsquo;s no one&rsquo;s fault but the previous administration, led by Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who had no business promising entry to anyone and everyone who bothered to cross the southern border. They were given false hope by people who couldn&rsquo;t guarantee anything.<\/p>\n<p>In America, there are no guarantees outside of the right to vote as a citizen. Everything else is at the mercy of who we elect to uphold the Constitution and fulfill our wishes. In November we elected a president who said he would close the Southern border to the uninvited and right-size a federal government everyone knows is rife with waste, fraud, and graft. It wasn&rsquo;t done maliciously. It was done to reverse the irresponsible, corrosive decisions of the past that led to too many unwanted outcomes, like a servant class of exploited laborers and an unaccountable bureaucracy resistant to the will of the people.<\/p>\n<p>That anyone benefitted from such long-term tragedies is a tragedy in itself. Many of them, maybe most, had no idea that they were participating in some very big problems. That&rsquo;s unfortunate, but it doesn&rsquo;t mean the problem should remain.<\/p>\n<p>They should be mad because they were deceived. They just need to think about who it really was who betrayed them and the best way to settle that score.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024-presidential-election\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doge\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Doge<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/government-waste\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">government waste<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Illegal Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/national-mandate\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">national mandate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/southern-border\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Southern Border<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As entertaining as it is to hear emotional accounts from &#8220;career civil servants&#8221; 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