A new "merit hiring plan" from the Office of Personnel Management asks candidates how they will advance Trump's policy agenda.

Those seeking a job in the federal government will now have to write an essay in support of Donald Trump’s executive orders, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Vince Haley, the White House’s head of domestic policy, wrote in the May 29 memorandum that all civil service applicants must answer a series of essays as part of the job recruitment process, including one about how they would “help advance” Trump’s policy priorities.

  • @NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
    6•4 days ago

    Right, but there’s a lot of extra stuff they have to pay for when you are their employee, health insurance, life insurance, 401k contributions, HR paperwork, im sure im forgetting stuff. There’s a reason that 90% of NASA personnel are already contractors, even tho they work at NASA centers on NASA stuff. That’s where im at, as a contractor. Its weird stuff, but it must work financially or they wouldn’t do it. Also easier to fire non-government workers (or at least it used to be).

    • @Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      3•4 days ago

      It’s more about them having no protections. We pay the contract company more than twice the salary of the employee, some of its profit but a lot of that is benefits that the contract company offers.