Lauren, a longstanding employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faced an unsettling email from Russell Vought, indicating a halt to all work tasks, signaling potential job terminations. Although a judge has currently stalled the process, Lauren feels her chances of losing her job are extremely high. Despite her impressive credentials, including degrees from top universities and numerous accolades, the shift in administration has put these dedicated government workers in jeopardy, showing the alarming impact of political decisions on their security and futures.
‘This email made it clear she'd been naïve. Their jobs would be vaporized.’
‘At State and at Justice, at CFPB and at USAID, the capital is teeming with them - academically ambitious and impeccably credentialed types.’
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