NBC News Wants You to Feel Sorry for Federal Workers

Or those out of work because of DOGE.A year after DOGE, former federal employees are still looking for work

Or maybe they just want you to hate Elon Musk even more; that is the photo they used on X. (Musk worked with Orange Man Bad!)

Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted.

Gee. That sounds normal to someone who worked in the private sector.

Here is a typical "you should feel bad for this guy" story. A guy with a decade in government, and apparently no transferable skills.

One year, one massive spreadsheet of job leads and only a handful of interviews later, Burg has returned to the job he had in college, doing carpentry work in his Takoma Park, Maryland, neighborhood, just outside of Washington.

What was they told coal miners???? "Learn to Code." I forget... was that declared to be a hate statement when it was applied to out-of-work journalists?

Here is another "boo hoo" statement."

WellFed, an organization that supports former federal workers, estimates just 25% of its members have found new jobs. OneAID, an organization of former USAID workers and their implementing partners, estimates at least 50% of its membership is still unemployed.

They went to work for the federal government, and thought that it meant life-long feeding at the taxpayer-funded trough.

Many of the former federal employees who spoke to NBC News said working in public service felt like a calling. Months of unsuccessful job applications have chipped away at their mental health.

Oh No. They can't follow their bliss. Or something.

Grow up.

And it isn't unique to DC. Here is a story from the Hollywood Report: I Used to Be a Hollywood Writer. Now I’m Lugging Lumber From Home Depot. It’s an Upgrade.

In the latest in THR's series about life after Hollywood, a former TV and film scribe undergoes a gut renovation as he settles into a second career as a construction worker.

That was probably the result of straight white men being told to get lost.