What was the federal-worker pulse-check email?

Q664 answers2025
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The email was a pulse check, not a performance review: if you have a pulse and two neurons you can reply. They are trying to find dead or fictional people on the payroll collecting paychecks.

From his 2025-02 answer in President Trump Hosts First Cabinet Meeting, Feb. 26, 2025. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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🎙 Interview · 2025-02 · President Trump Hosts First Cabinet Meeting, Feb. 26, 2025 · asked by reporters / President Trump (cabinet meeting) · watch at 14:10 · transcript ·
The email was a pulse check, not a performance review: if you have a pulse and two neurons you can reply. They are trying to find dead or fictional people on the payroll collecting paychecks.
"it was a pulse check review"
𝕏 post · 2025-02-22 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
Announces the email asking federal employees what they got done last week; failure to respond is taken as resignation.
"all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."
𝕏 post · 2025-02-23 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
Polls whether federal employees should send weekly bullet points of accomplishments.
"Should all federal employees be required to send a short email with some basic bullet points about what they accomplished last week?"
𝕏 post · 2025-02-23 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
Calls the federal-worker email "a very basic pulse check".
"This email is a very basic pulse check"

Last updated: 2025-02-23 (newest answer).

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