{"id":2406473,"date":"2025-02-25T12:23:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-issues-warning-to-federal-workers-who-ignore-second-what-did-you-do-this-week-email\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:28:49","slug":"elon-musk-issues-warning-to-federal-workers-who-ignore-second-what-did-you-do-this-week-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-issues-warning-to-federal-workers-who-ignore-second-what-did-you-do-this-week-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Issues Warning to Federal Workers Who Ignore Second &#8216;What Did You Do This Week?&#8217; Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Felon-musk-issues-warning-to-federal-workers-who-ignore-second-what-did-you-do-this-week-email%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=2406473&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>Elon Musk announced that federal workers must respond to a weekly\u200c report \u200bdetailing their accomplishments, or thay will be considered to have \u2062resigned. This initiative, led\u200c by the Department of Goverment Efficiency, aims to streamline the federal workforce and improve\u2062 accountability.Employees are required to send a list of five achievements from the past week\u200c to their managers by a\u2064 specified deadline, with \u2063a warning that failing to respond a second time will result in termination. This policy has sparked\u2062 both support and controversy, with some federal\u200b workers challenging its legality, while others see it as a necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">productivity measure akin<\/a> to private sector standards. \u200bPresident trump defended the move, emphasizing the importance \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-asks-judge-to-dismiss-ftc-lawsuit-says-no-consumer-harm-shown\/\" title=\"Amazon requests dismissal of FTC lawsuit, citing lack of evidence of consumer harm\">holding employees accountable<\/a> for their work.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk said on Monday that federal workers who fail to respond to a second  asking what they accomplished last week will be dismissed from their positions.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Department of Government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-give-trump-big-thumbs-deliver-crushing-news-democrats-new-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Efficiency<\/a>, who has been leading efforts to diminish the size and scope of the federal government, announced last week that &ldquo;all federal employees will shortly receive an  requesting to understand what they got done last week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Failure to respond would be &ldquo;taken as a resignation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Consistent with President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&rsquo;s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an  requesting to understand what they got done last week.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1893386883444437415?\">February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The  indeed asked employees to respond with five bullet points &ldquo;of what you accomplished last week&rdquo; and told them to copy their managers, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/federal-workers-agencies-push-back-elon-musks--ultimatum-rcna193439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from NBC News.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments. Deadline is this Monday at 11:59pm EST,&rdquo; the  added.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire commentator and podcast host Matt Walsh posted on Monday evening that the Trump administration should &ldquo;fire any federal worker who didn&rsquo;t answer the .&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fire any who complained publicly about the ,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Fire any who complained privately about the . Fire any who did anything but cheerfully and promptly answer it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-calls-end-space-station-time-begin-preparations-deorbiting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> revealed that President Donald Trump appeared to be giving workers a second chance to reply.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance,&rdquo; Musk said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Failure to respond a second time will result in termination,&rdquo; he warned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to respond a second time will result in termination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/04xzgScXfj\">https:\/\/t.co\/04xzgScXfj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1894177129887404484?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The initial  provoked controversy among some, and even a lawsuit from a group of federal workers claiming that the administration could not fire nonresponsive employees, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/24\/musk--doge-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Others commended the move and compared the effort to routine productivity checks in the private sector.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-early-bill-clinton-clips-sound-exactly-like-donald-trump-govt-spending-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> defended the  on Monday, telling reporters in the Oval Office that &ldquo;there was a lot of genius in sending it,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5162218-musk-says-failure-to-respond-a-second-time-to--will-end-in-termination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re trying to find out if people are working, and so we&rsquo;re sending a letter to people, &lsquo;Please tell us what you did last week.&rsquo; If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t respond, it&rsquo;s very possible that there is no such person or they&rsquo;re not working,&rdquo; Trump described.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill noted that some agencies, particularly those dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elons-bodyguards-just-got-major-upgrade-bad-news-anti-doge-punks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national security<\/a> or confidential information, would not require employees to answer the request.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel asked staff to &ldquo;please pause any responses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security said that &ldquo;management will respond on behalf of the Department and all its component offices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The head of the Department of Government Efficiency, who is working to reduce the federal government&#8217;s size and scope, stated last week that \u201call federal employees will soon receive a request to detail what they achieved last week.\u201d Not responding would be interpreted as a resignation. According to Musk&#8217;s tweet, all employees are expected to provide five bullet points outlining their achievements and copy their managers. He emphasized that classified information should not be included and set a deadline for submissions by Monday at 11:59 PM EST. Some commentators have suggested firing any employee who fails to respond or complains about the request. However, Musk indicated that President Trump may allow workers another opportunity to reply, warning that failure to respond again could lead to termination. The initial request sparked controversy and even led some federal workers to file a lawsuit claiming it was unlawful for the administration to dismiss nonresponsive employees. While some praised this initiative as akin to productivity checks in private companies, others raised concerns about its implications for certain agencies dealing with sensitive information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-2-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,51063,48942],"class_list":["post-2406473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-email-warning","tag-federal-workers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-2-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406481,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406473\/revisions\/2406481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}