Trumpās Shutdown Shredder Slices 4,100 Federal Jobs Fast
On October 10, Federal Manager Russell Vought casually announced 'The RIFs have begun,' turning 4,132 to 4,232 federal workers into involuntary ghost employees during the government shutdown. The Department of Treasury's 1,446 unlucky souls are at highest risk, followed by HHSās 'Make America Healthy Again' party crasher cuts. At Gettysburg, Mark Cochran, a National Park Service union president, is simultaneously cleaning trash, closing cemeteries, and prepping for doom after getting furlough notice on Oct 1. Meanwhile, 658,000 partial paycheck survivors are bracing for the political soap opera where furloughed workers may not see back pay unless Congress decides otherwise. Hotels for dry cleaners and mom-and-pop businesses in Chicago to DC face economic starvation thanks to furloughed wallets while GOP and Dems blame each other like kids over the shutdown sandbox.
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When the government says 'consider terminations,' it really means 'Tinder for federal jobs.' Swipe left for your paycheck, swipe left for your livelihood, and swipe left again because the budget apocalypse is just getting started.
4,100 people just got the unwelcome gift of zero paychecks and no social security backups because why stop at a shutdown when you can have a career apocalypse, right? Federal work suddenly feels like playing musical chairs with a broken chair.
Mark Cochran's job at Gettysburg closed faster than a TikTok challenge's fame, but with less clout and more existential dread. Nothing says 'American history' like furloughed landmarks and unions suing the government for basic dignity.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/10/2025 | Author: Allie Kelly,Juliana Kaplan,Alice Tecotzky,Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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