Some of the 75,000 US federal workers who the Office of Personnel Management says accepted a resignation buyout offer were ready to retire anyway. Others were motivated by looming federal workforc
were ready to retire anyway. Others were motivated by looming federal workforce cuts or an order to return to the office.
Each one of the tens of thousands of people who accepted the buyout had their own reasons for doing so and now are left to consider their next move, whether that's taking time off, searching for a new job or settling into retirement. Here are five of their stories:Jourdain Solis, who accepted the buyout with the Internal Revenue Service , poses for a portrait at his house in Fresno, California, Feb 14, 2025.
Solis said he wanted to retire with the IRS but will still get a small pension because he has been with the government for five years. He plans to look for state or city jobs and private sector positions in accounting or administration. "I figured why not go ahead and take it, and have a vacation for seven, eight months and be retired," Floyd said.
On Friday Mercer, who also was looking for approval for a hybrid schedule, was still waiting on confirmation that her resignation had been accepted. "I really like the work. This is the thing getting lost in the news and vitriol against the federal workforce," he said."We truly care about the work we do on behalf of the American people."Federal worker Constantine Kiriakou, who has worked for the State Department since 2013, gestures as he speaks at American Brew coffee shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, February 14, 2025.
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