The email directive from Elon Musk regarding federal workers to submit five bullet points on their accomplishments resulted in confusion and reluctance among employees. While Leavitt highlighted that over 1 million workers complied, many found the requirement insulting, leading to challenges regarding self-assessment in a context where federal employees often deal with sensitive information. This approach, effective in Musk's private companies, seems less applicable in the federal sector, where complex productivity metrics are increasingly favored. The White House's lack of support for Musk's initial firing threat further complicated the situation.
Took me about a minute and a half. We've had more than 1 million workers who have chosen to participate in this very simple task of sending five bullet points to your direct supervisor or manager, cc'ing OPM.
Asking workers who are under threat of termination to talk about their accomplishments may not yield much in the way of useful information - they're likely to give the most rosy view possible.
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