What we all knew: despite Musk’s claims, DOGE firings were not based on employees performance

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Acer wrote:
...You could theoretically have had a 30 year work history within the very same department, and just get that step up from Whatever Rank 3 to Whatever Rank 4, as civil service jobs are often structured...and been cut for "performance."

Sometimes that's legit (Peter Principle), but I'm sure for these DOGE numbskulls it was just a convenient excuse.