Corporations always think that downsizing employees is the answer to reduce costs. But, as you stated, they never consider the institutional knowledge and experience that's lost, as well as the capacity. Employees are not seen as an asset on the balance sheet, but are only seen as expenses on the income statement. And, unfortunately, Trump is taking a half-assed approach to everything he does, except grifting.
An important distinction between the twitter email and OPM email is that at twitter Musk communicated employees must be committed to the "extremely hardcore" ethos that was, supposedly, going to Make Twitter Great Again (MTGA?). Say what you want about the method, the motive was to make Twitter BETTER. This is not about making government better. It's a deliberate dismantling of the civil service. The method is the motive.
Corporations always think that downsizing employees is the answer to reduce costs. But, as you stated, they never consider the institutional knowledge and experience that's lost, as well as the capacity. Employees are not seen as an asset on the balance sheet, but are only seen as expenses on the income statement. And, unfortunately, Trump is taking a half-assed approach to everything he does, except grifting.
short term cost savings, reduced FTEs but no attention to long term costs or lower capacity
Our enemies love it. Billionaires vs. Americans.
An important distinction between the twitter email and OPM email is that at twitter Musk communicated employees must be committed to the "extremely hardcore" ethos that was, supposedly, going to Make Twitter Great Again (MTGA?). Say what you want about the method, the motive was to make Twitter BETTER. This is not about making government better. It's a deliberate dismantling of the civil service. The method is the motive.