At first I thought he was offering 2 million (per worker) to quit. I've never said 'yes' internally so fast in my life.Uhhhh
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email went out to the federal workforce Tuesday evening, with a subject line that had ties to Elon Musk.www.nbcnews.com
My colleague got the email and it was not super detailed. Very ominousUhhhh
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email went out to the federal workforce Tuesday evening, with a subject line that had ties to Elon Musk.
Do you expect that to actually get paid out? Don't trust it
Yeah, I mean if we could trust that it would be paid...hell...8 months is a pretty decent span of time to spin up a private practice in this environment (high demand for psychologist services). Tempting.
It was pretty much the exact email he sent to Twitter employees, fwiw. It doesn’t seem to actually offer severence, just WFH until you get fired in September (or earlier). We got a message from VISN leadership saying that they have no idea WTF is going on but that we should just focus on taking care of Veterans.
It's comforting to know that in a time of maximum chaos and the world turning upside down...some things never change.
Honestly I’d rather them be honest than make stuff up, ngl.
"We have no idea what's going on."
So true. I have been relying exclusively on users buttholesurfer69 and pm_me_yur_bewbs for information during these trying times.
The world is so upside down, I can't tell if this is a joke or not!
So,here it is folks. Funny thing about this "buyout" is that it is not a buyout. It is just an offer to allow you to do your job without being harassed with RTO mandates if you leave at the end of the fiscal year. I don't see anything saying you don't have to show up to work as usual and complete your duties for those 8 months.Uhhhh
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email went out to the federal workforce Tuesday evening, with a subject line that had ties to Elon Musk.
Why does NBC News and the mainstream media continue to report it as a buyout when as you said it's clearly not?
Don't want to derail the thread, but many/most people I know in PP had their forms reviewed by attorneys. Your state psych association may offer a free annual consultation with an attorney that could be useful for this. I'm not sure if most individual/smaller practices have a healthcare attorney on retainer, but they probably at least have a relationship with one should one be needed. The money you can expect can vary greatly; not sure there's a good default number. Depends on all manner of things, such as what services you're providing and to whom, whether you're accepting insurance for clinical work, what you want your hours to be, how much vacation you want to take per year, etc. As for the address, I should know, but I'm not sure if the registered agent address can be listed in all areas as the address for your business. I imagine it depends on the state. When registering your LLC/PLLC, they may require that you give a physical address at which business is conducted. If you take Medicare, I believe they also require a physical address.
I mean, in retrospect it makes sense. People who easily, quickly, and completely fold in one direction will also easily, quickly, and completely fold in the opposite direction when the winds of power/influence/coercion/authority/punishment reverse direction.
Thanks! As far as $$ I meant a general idea of lawyer consultation fees in your area. That’s a good idea about reaching out to the state psych association. I live in an area where there’s not much of anything, and there’s not even a lawyer who specializes in healthcare here. I’d have to go at least 2 hours away to find one. And in my state, when filing LLC only the registered agent’s address is public facing, but I do report the actual physical location too. Not planning on Medicare/Medicaid or any insurances for now. Thanks again!
I haven’t been an adult through very many presidencies. The anti-DEI stuff doesn’t surprise me just from my on life experiences. But this hostile takeover and shutdown of everything, day one, with EOs is blowing my mind. Maybe it’s happened before and I just was an oblivious* (not obvious—typo) kid, but I’m not sure it’s ever looked like this in recent times (90s and later).
Yeah. At this stage I am following the advice I freqently offer to patients for their consideration..."You know, you always have the option of doing nothing."
Clearly this person hates you jk
A better question is which version of the news? They can't even get the details of this "buyout" correct.
Like almost everything in the news today…follow the money. Major media outlets are owned by billionaires who have already demonstrated their willingness to put their thumbs on the scale to profit over people.
I've had very similar thoughts and I'd be surprised if some venture capital-type people haven't started that ball rolling (if they hadn't already planned pivoting into that area). But the advantage to the VA providers would be their experience with the system and patient population. And as a provider, you could actually fire patients, and not have to call them 3x for a no-show.
Make America VAHA Again! MAVA!
Aren’t a lot of veterans DEI hires as well, simply by virtue of their veteran status? Even their disability status also places them in the DEI category. How is this all going to play out? I know “everyone“ thinks DEI means black or maybe even gay, but the implications go so much further.
The incredibly principled and ferociously brave leadership at all levels of the Federal government who never flinch at the opportunity to put their time, efforts, and reputation on the line in defense of the rights of their subordinates and who place the well-being and fair treatment of those subordinates above self-interest, reputation, or career consequences.
Excellent question.
My colleagues and I have been talking about quitting together and opening a group practice for over a year now. It’s looking more appealing.
At the very least, if it must proceed, it should hopefully be a pretty short evaluation.
