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A federal employee revealed that Elon Musk’s DOGE conducted 15-minute interviews where staff had to "justify their existence" to “college freshers.”

After Musk’s visit, he called for a 50% agency cut, with the bottom 30% of performers facing layoffs.

Supervisors must now submit justification forms for employees.

The speaker also claimed Musk, his "wife," and child are living inside the agency.

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The speaker also claimed Musk, his "wife," and child are living inside the agency.

The richest man on the planet and he's constantly acting like a homeless squatter.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He thinks it makes him look "dedicated" and hard working. Like randomly mashing on his keyboard during conference calls with Twitter employees.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

I mean, in that case he was probably just tweeting

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If people know where he is I'm surprised no has tried to 'Luigi' him yet

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He likely has security. And it wouldn't shock me one bit if he has a SS detail.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

if he has a SS detail.

Which SS?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

That venn diagram is becoming a circle more and more each day

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well sure, but he's not particularly bright and he doesn't surround himself with competence. I'd say if you went with a group and were well prepared you could probably make it happen.

To clarify I'm not advocating someone do this. Merely surprized no one has tried

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Like actual brown shirts?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which illegitimate child are they referring to though?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The one whose name sounds like a printer model

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're still going to have to be more specific.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

You know as much about the kid as Elon does at this point

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If anyone has ever worked for a bad company where McKinsey or Deloitte comes in, this is what it’s like.

A bunch of dumb know-it-alls come in, “uncover” a bunch of already documented stuff that everyone already knows about, some to stupid conclusion based upon data with no context, them they give terrible advice to the dumb person and hired them, and that dumb person was probably already to blame for many of the problems that needed fixing.

The consultant’s goal is usually never to fix organization. Their goal is to profit of selling people a perceived fix, and to add a big brand name to their CV.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago

The goal for management is to pass the blame on to consultants. “We” didn’t make this choice, the consultant did.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's exactly why I kept telling people to stop promoting Pete Buttigeig as if he was this great guy. He was a McKinsey lawyer. Just because you're gay and a Democrat does not in any way mean you're a good person. But somehow that was the reasoning people operated under.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pete wasn’t a lawyer and left that place after 2.5 years. A lot of people take a job there after college because working with a lot of different companies sounds cool. Then you get in and realize that place sucks.

The ones who leave aren’t the people you worry about. You worry about the assholes who like that place and strive to become a parter.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Personally, I think a more apt comparison of the DogeBags is The Carver from the Silicon Valley show.

https://silicon-valley.fandom.com/wiki/The_Carver

He is a prodigy programer whose "cloud architecture is insane".

He pounds oreo, Adderal, mellow yellow and doesn't sleep until the job is done.

Kevin also does a 'tear downs' of failed companies.

https://readwrite.com/silicon-valley-hbo-season-1-episode-6-third-party-insourcing-recap/

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Just punch the dudes in the fucken face! Where is this perceived authority coming from!? They all look like Gen Z stereotypes bad. Like why would you give a fuck what those dudes say?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seriously I would like to see ONE federal worker be brave and punch one of these pricks right in the god damned jaw. That person would immediately be a hero.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It would definitely be something to put on your CV….

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And could they PLEASE fucking record it and post it everywhere?

Most of the world would love to see it.

I'd love to see fElon punched the very most, though.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’d prefer a much smaller and higher velocity fist hit Elon.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

LOL, at first I thought you were talking about donvict's hands.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

It's from all that accordion-playing he does.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Musk claimed that a journalist just posting their names was committing a crime. Doing real harm to his little twerps would probably put you first in line for the Gulag

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago

Musk’s efficiency theater hits new lows: federal staff grilled by interns in glorified speed-dating sessions to “justify existence.” That 50% cut? Pure corporate darwinism—sacrificing the “bottom” 30% to feed his messiah complex.

Justification forms? Bureaucratic kabuki for supervisors moonlighting as HR inquisitors. And of course he’s camping in the office—a taxpayer-funded vanlife arc while his empire of hype unravels.

Pro tip: Submit a form titled “Why Mars Needs Layoffs First” and watch the nepo-bots short-circuit.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

'fuck off' would be my initial response, my follow-up response, and my closing statement.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Swearing fealty is more effective if you want to prevent their progress.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (6 children)

"fresher's" is a term in Indian English, not in the US.

They're "Freshmen".

While I'm sure DOGE is young assholes, this article strikes me as dubious.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Freshers are the British English word as well, possibly the rest of the English speaking world.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Never heard it before in my life in Aus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

From the US and I'm familiar with it through British media.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I seem to recall seeing dubious reporting on that site, too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

True. I heard of "freshie" but not sure how common it is anymore.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ohhh, so newer federal employees, in the first 3 "probation" years?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Latin times isn't a great source but there's corroborating stories and video out there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

yep a lot of indians saw the fake indian burner accounts trend and decided its time we make scam conservative accounts , that indian in your dms or comments is probably someone you know pretending to be an indian to harass you, learning that shit was so dissapointing , and it wasnt a small trend either

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I fucking hate this so very much. Running our government like the very worst caricature of douchebro asshattery in tech.

As if these incel high schoolers know the first fucking thing about anything...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Listen, I talk to the taxpayers so the cabinet members don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people!"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

At least in the movie, those asshole consultants actually looked like they had experience...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The Bobs were finding actual waste and fraud, as well as people who deserved better positions. If anything Musk and friends are acting out the scene with the printer in the field, except the printer was functional.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

And not a curfew.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Does it take fifteen minutes to tell the little shits to go fuck themselves?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Oh, I know this one! The question for this answer is: "What is the most stupid way to find inefficiencies that you can think of?" for 200!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Did they also make them print out their code? Like at twitter?

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