What Will Become of the Laid-off Gov’t Workers?

It’s astounding to observe Trump-DOGE’s willingness to “screw the pooch.” Firing hundreds of thousands of federal workers may unleash a fierce opposition.

If Elon Musk and the Donald Trump administration prevail as planned, there will be an estimated 200,000 government employees laid off before the end of 2025 arrives. It would be a mistake to assume these are isolated individuals. Most likely they are people with family, friends and communities who depend upon them in some capacity or other.

Imagine the impact on people in proximity of one or two degrees apart from any laid off federal worker. The number of adversely affected civilians could reach one million, judging from a conservative extrapolation.

Aside from those considerations, this crisis has opened a door to address what I consider the scourge of alienation between government employees and the civilians of the nation they serve. While most experience government as a nameless, faceless monolith wielding heartless indifference, there are real, thoughtful individuals devoting their utmost efforts to myriad tasks comprising our functioning nation.

Get to Know Your Gov’t is a podcast that interviews laid-off government employees…