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0 pointsafavour3mo ago0 comments

> Employers would have to be pretty spiteful to look at it the way you purposed

I disagree. If a persons resume contains description of blatantly harmful work how else can I interpret it but negatively? At best you’d have to chalk it up to “just following orders” but I don’t want blind obedience in a prospective employee either.

The destruction caused by DOGE is evident to anyone with eyes, as is the agency’s complete lack of achievement. I would absolutely be asking questions about why someone remained there.

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quantified3mo ago

These employees will be hired by the companies they helped integrate. Not a single one will look on them poorly. They will have domain knowledge, turf knowledge, and they won't argue about working with MAGA for money.

afavourOP3mo ago

Embracing MAGA on your resume can pay dividends when they’re in power. Perhaps less so once the tide (inevitably) turns. There’s a reason a lot of gov tech folks deliberately paint themselves as non partisan.

phantasmish3mo ago

They’ll be fine in the “defense” industry.

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SirMaster3mo ago

You seem to be assuming that someone who remained working for DOGE would even want to work for a company who would pass them over for having worked for DOGE.

afavourOP3mo ago

That would presume they are able to see into the hearts of hiring managers everywhere

commandlinefan3mo ago

"Why is government so inefficient?"

"I would never hire anybody who worked for the government during an administration I didn't vote for!"

afavourOP3mo ago

Come on, we can aim for a higher level of discourse than that.

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0 pointsafavour3mo ago0 comments

> Employers would have to be pretty spiteful to look at it the way you purposed

The destruction caused by DOGE is evident to anyone with eyes, as is the agency’s complete lack of achievement. I would absolutely be asking questions about why someone remained there.

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quantified3mo ago

afavourOP3mo ago

phantasmish3mo ago

They’ll be fine in the “defense” industry.

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SirMaster3mo ago

You seem to be assuming that someone who remained working for DOGE would even want to work for a company who would pass them over for having worked for DOGE.

afavourOP3mo ago

That would presume they are able to see into the hearts of hiring managers everywhere

commandlinefan3mo ago

"Why is government so inefficient?"

"I would never hire anybody who worked for the government during an administration I didn't vote for!"

afavourOP3mo ago

Come on, we can aim for a higher level of discourse than that.

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