The U.S. government's General Services Administration (GSA) has removed the spoon emoji from its videoconferencing options shortly after employees protested using it against a controversial resignation offer. This offer, titled "A Fork in the Road," aimed to incentivize federal workers to resign while receiving payments. The GSA employees voiced their discontent during a large video conference led by their new chief, Thomas Shedd, by flooding the chat with spoon emojis and updating their Slack statuses, highlighting their dissent against the Trump administration's proposal.
In a surprising move, the GSA has removed the spoon emoji from its videoconferencing platform just a day after employees used it to protest a controversial resignation offer.
The decision to eliminate the spoon emoji follows employees’ symbolic use of it during a 600-person video conference, showcasing their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's proposal.
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