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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Michael Sainato

Federal workers struggle to find roles a year after Trump cuts: ‘I’ve applied to over 250 jobs’

people hold signs that read 'remove doge now' and 'federal workers the public has your back'
Demonstrators hold signs during a rally outside the US Department of Education headquarters in Washington DC on 13 March 2025. Photograph: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Maggie was faced with a tough choice in February 2025: quit her job at the US office of personnel management or be unceremoniously fired.

Though she was a few months pregnant at the time, Maggie was offered one of the buyouts that were offered to tens of thousands of federal government employees by the office of personnel management.

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