Federal employees have been sent a government meno informing them that they will receive eight months' pay if they choose to resign. Elon Musk's design was seen in the move as he did the same when he took over Twitter. The email sent to the federal employees and the one sent to Twitter employees in November 2022 share the dame subject line: A Fork in the Road.
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