The article focuses on K. Waye, a CDC official affected by layoffs initiated by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), dubbed the Valentine's Day Massacre. Waye was terminated due to her probationary status, which reset her seniority despite her extensive experience. This precarious situation affected her financial stability, given she is a single mother of an eight-year-old, newly moved into a house, and living with a chronic health condition. The cutbacks particularly targeted vulnerable employees, raising concerns about worker protections in the federal sector.
"Waye had been placed into the category of probationary employees because, even though she had worked for the government for a decade, she changed jobs and agencies last August, which technically reset her seniority to zero."
"In DOGE's crusade against bureaucracy, Musk started with the most vulnerable: the employees who, on paper, had been in their posts for less than two years and who do not have the same rights as permanent staff."
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