A federal email asking employees "What did you do last week?" led to weekend confusion among workers, spurred by conflicting messages about response obligations. Elon Musk, a key adviser, implied that not responding could be interpreted as resignation, which contradicted previous guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suggesting participation was voluntary. While Musk promoted transparency in federal work output, many employees were left unsure whether they had to comply, especially since protections exist against arbitrary firing. Prior OPM statements emphasized that responses to mass emails would be voluntary, igniting further employee objections and concerns over privacy expectations.
The employee email elicited confusion as many federal workers were uncertain about whether to respond, especially after previous guidance stated responses to such emails would be voluntary.
Musk's announcement suggested failure to reply could result in considered resignation, but the OPM guidance contradicted this by emphasizing that responses were voluntary.
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