The Federal Employee Survival Blog

Cut through the jargon and get the clarity you need to stay a step ahead of agency politics. Each article unpacks new policy shifts, court rulings, and workplace trends, then turns them into actionable tactics—so you can head off discipline, invoke EEO or whistleblower protections with confidence, and keep your documentation airtight. We also archive our most popular social-media explainer threads here, giving you the same insights followed by more than 150,000 people online even if you never scroll on those sites. Read, prepare, and keep your federal career firmly in your control.

Mass Firings of Federal Employees: What You Need to Know employee rights federal employment federal workplace government jobs mspb Mar 20, 2025

Recent mass firings of federal employees have created a legal and bureaucratic mess. Over 24,000 probationary federal employees were terminated under questionable circumstances, and now, courts are st...

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Elon Musk’s Federal Workforce Overhaul Faces Legal Scrutiny employment law federal employment government jobs mindfulness at work workforce reduction Mar 13, 2025

A major legal battle is unfolding, and it could impact thousands of federal employees. A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to hand over internal documents...

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Federal Employees and Reckless Leadership: How to Protect Your Career civil service protections federal employment government jobs mindful leadership workplace stress Feb 24, 2025

By now, you may have heard about the chaos caused by a recent email demanding federal employees justify their jobs in five bullet points—or face termination. This directive, reportedly from Elon Musk ...

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