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Elon Musk Sends Federal Employees an Email 'Requesting to Understand What They Got Done Last Week'
Federal employees received email that will requested insight into "what they got done last week" following Elon Musk's announcement to that effect on X Saturday.

"Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump's instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week," Musk wrote. "Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."

Musk did not elaborate on what employees who received the email were expected to explain about their workweek, when the email would arrive, and how long employees would have to answer.

Politico's Danie Lippman shared a screenshot believed to be of the message on X. The subject reads, "What did you do last week?" and the sender is listed as "HR." The email reads, "Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager."

"Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments," the email continued. "Deadline is this Monday at 11:59pm EST."

The federal government employs at least 2 million civilians. Trump has instituted mass layoffs across departments since being sworn into office in January. No official numbers are available in terms of people fired, but LiveNOW from Fox reported that the list included at least 2,000 people were fired from the Agriculture Department; 5,400 from the Defense Department; 700 from the Department of Health and Human Services; and 405 from the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump has been criticized for allowing Musk, who has no political background, to play such an outsized role in his second administration .

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People Are Mass-Emailing Elon Musk In Response To His "What Did You Do Last Week?" Message To Federal Workers

On Saturday, federal workers received an email from the Office of Personnel Management demanding that they reply with five things they accomplished in the last week or else face losing their jobs as part of President Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. So far, DOGE has laid off 20,000 government employees — including workers tasked with important functions like nuclear safety and preventing the spread of bird flu that the government is already scrambling to rehire.

Tweet by Elon Musk stating that federal employees will receive an email asking about their work, and failure to respond will be considered resignation
Tweet by Elon Musk stating that federal employees will receive an email asking about their work, and failure to respond will be considered resignation
According to posts in the FedNews subreddit, this email was sent from the same email address as the "fork in the road" email offering government workers a buyout in exchange for resigning from their jobs.

Additionally, workers at some federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Internal Revenue Service, and the National Institutes of Health, have since been told by their department leaders not to respond to the email.

Well, over the weekend, people outside the federal government realized that seemingly anyone can send an email that will presumably reach Musk at this Office of Personnel Management address. On Facebook, Alt National Park Service, a "resistance" page dedicated to protecting the parks, posted this:

Facebook post by Alt National Park Service: "Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishment s, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected]" 16.6 thousand comments and 24 thousand shares
Facebook post by Alt National Park Service: "Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishment s, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected]" 16.6 thousand comments and 24 thousand shares
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In the comments, people shared their own lists of weekly accomplishment s to share in an email:

Comment lists days not voting for Elon Musk, with reactions shown below
Comment lists days not voting for Elon Musk, with reactions shown below
And some of them remind me of someone, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Screenshot of a social media comment listing things not done: "didn't do ketamine, didn't ignore my children’s mother, didn't golf, didn't wield a chainsaw."
Screenshot of a social media comment listing things not done: "didn't do ketamine, didn't ignore my children’s mother, didn't golf, didn't wield a chainsaw."
Even Canadians got into the mix:

Commenter jokingly mentions emailing a list of foods tried while sick, stating they're Canadian and not a federal worker
Commenter jokingly mentions emailing a list of foods tried while sick, stating they're Canadian and not a federal worker
And others plan to take advantage of this as a teachable moment:

Text in the image reads: "I'm going to send a PDF of the constitution." The text has 2k likes
Text in the image reads: "I'm going to send a PDF of the constitution." The text has 2k likes
People on Twitter are also sharing their emails to Elon:

A tweet suggests emailing Elon Musk at [email protected]. Screenshotted email reads: got blitzed on ketamine, ignored my children, tweeted 1782 times, wore weird sunglasses inside, got humiliated by astronauts
A tweet suggests emailing Elon Musk at [email protected]. Screenshotted email reads: got blitzed on ketamine, ignored my children, tweeted 1782 times, wore weird sunglasses inside, got humiliated by astronauts
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Some people are getting very creative with the assignment:

Screenshot of an email joke listing humorous, exaggerated activities as a reply to a work-related question
Screenshot of an email joke listing humorous, exaggerated activities as a reply to a work-related question
And others are getting very detailed:

Screenshot of an email listing weekly tasks, including work hours, meetings, depositions, and jail visits for job duties
Screenshot of an email listing weekly tasks, including work hours, meetings, depositions, and jail visits for job duties
It's also happening over on Bluesky:

Screenshot of a post with humorous list: budgeting groceries, uninstalling apps, choosing lipstick, organizing, and naming the Gulf of Mexico
Screenshot of a post with humorous list: budgeting groceries, uninstalling apps, choosing lipstick, organizing, and naming the Gulf of Mexico
And once again, some of these accomplishment s seem weirdly familiar:

Email draft listing five accomplishment s: did not you give up, let you down, run around and desert you, make you cry, say goodbye; plus bonus: did not tell a lie and hurt you
Email draft listing five accomplishment s: did not you give up, let you down, run around and desert you, make you cry, say goodbye; plus bonus: did not tell a lie and hurt you
We'll keep you posted as the situation unfolds.

Person wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, with a backdrop of golden curtains

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Again, politicians like Trump only care about the little people's votes. Once he secures it, your azz is grassed...

Trump posts SpongeBob meme mocking federal workers after email requesting accomplishment s