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One federal employee said in a court filing that they "cannot in good conscience pretend to agree with President Trump’s policies."

Government employees asked a federal judge Wednesday to block the Trump administration from encouraging job applicants to demonstrate their loyalty to the president’s agenda.

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, a group of federal labor unions argues that the White House’s “merit hiring plan” violates applicants’ First Amendment rights. The plan, put forth by the Office of Personnel Management, includes the following short essay question: 

“How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.”

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[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

The authoritarianism on display is wild. The 2a "gotta fight mah gubment" folks looking like clowns HARD right now.

When you are loudly obsessed with fighting tyranny, but are maga-stupid and gullible. It is like walking around open carry and being the first one shot. Idiots.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Guns have always worked as an oppressive force against Americans. The clowns that say otherwise are living in made-up fantasyland.

[–] GreatAspie86@lemy.lol 7 points 11 hours ago

It was never about that. They just feel inadequate with their God given "arms"

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 10 hours ago

The rest of my unalienable rights are crying.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I hate this timeline so much. Pedonald is literally one of the worst people in the public eye since at least the 80s that we could have ever opted for "leadership". The guy has always been a vainglorious jackass and this should have been clear to any normal human being that took even a quick look at his past...

Sigh.

[–] youngGoku@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Cambridge Analytica was just the tip of the iceberg conpared to what we are living ij now but it really all started with them.

It doesn't matter what is obvious to you and me anymore. It's all about influence and they have all the data about you and they know how to target a campaign ad directly to you for pennies.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago

"I will help the President's agenda by swiftly facilitating the deportation of anti-America radicals that are under the orders from foreign enemies"

glances at elon musk

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 81 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

There's always lying on the application then being quietly, passively obstructive.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There's apparently some people joining ICE like that. They're offering some huge bonuses with pretty decent salaries, especially if you have military service. Then they do nothing.

Jam up the system.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 30 points 13 hours ago

As someone who has worked in the Federal sphere before, this happens anyway; Ron Swansons are all over the place and have been for a long time. The idea that this would happen deliberately, en masse, is actually kind of awesome in a terrifying way.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Lying has always been an integral part of USAJOBS...

Idiots are overconfident and rate themselves 5/5 for everything, subject matter experts of everything under the sun who know everything...

Rational people know they have limitations and that not everyone knows everything.

But due to how the process works, if you don't over-exagaratte your abilities, you'll never get to an interview. Because your numbers aren't as good as over confident idiots.

I can guarantee no actual fed is facing a crisis of ethics on if they can bs on an application

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yep I always sprinkled in like one 3 and one 4 just to make it look slightly more realistic. Still got forwarded to jobs so

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's a shit show.

Everytime we have higher openings my best people barely squeak thru HR then I got to write a freaking dissertation to explain why I don't just want the person who lied the most on self eval and had a 20 page shotgun resume.

The limiting resumes to two pages is gonna help, but the promotion system for civies makes the military look like they have their shit together.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I always hated having to write a massive resume, but if you didn't HR would pass you up. Always felt bad for these hiring managers

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They're a two page limit now, so you basically have to do a bespoke resume for every posting

Which is a hassle, but one of the few changes that's actually positive

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Honestly a perfect job for AI. Input job description, input your full highly detailed resume, "tailor my resume to highlight knowledge skills and experience that align with the job posting" then do your final polish.

[–] TheHighRoad@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

Just talk about how much you hope compiling TPS reports will lead to the death of a pregnant lady or how you hope your scrubbing documents of pedophilic taint makes it easier to deport people to torture prisons.