Anonymous Federal Worker

First off, can you tell me how you'd like to be identified? Yeah, if I could just be anonymous, that would be best, I think.

First off, can you tell me how you'd like to be identified? Yeah, if I could just be anonymous, that would be best, I think.

And why do you want to be anonymous? I'm afraid that I will be targeted.

And why do you want to be anonymous? I'm afraid that I will be targeted.

Fear of retaliation. By the top of my chain of command. By the White House.

Fear of retaliation. By the top of my chain of command. By the White House.

I work for USAID. For the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health and Human Services.

I work for USAID. For the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health and Human Services.

For the US Army Corps of Engineers. I work to keep our ports and waterways safe and delivering for the public.

For the US Army Corps of Engineers. I work to keep our ports and waterways safe and delivering for the public.

I love my job. Public service is important to me. I get to see every day the positive impacts that my job and my agency have. have on my community.

I love my job. Public service is important to me. I get to see every day the positive impacts that my job and my agency have. have on my community.

My mom worked for the county and my dad worked for the state. You progress to working for the government because you're a citizen and that's the best thing that you can do. And so that's why I went there. It was probably my dream job.

My mom worked for the county and my dad worked for the state. You progress to working for the government because you're a citizen and that's the best thing that you can do. And so that's why I went there. It was probably my dream job.

I've I've been with my department for 15 years. 17 years. Two and a half years.

I've I've been with my department for 15 years. 17 years. Two and a half years.

The day after the inauguration, our director came on and started going through some of these executive orders. The first one mentioned was the cease and desist of all DEIA activities, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

The day after the inauguration, our director came on and started going through some of these executive orders. The first one mentioned was the cease and desist of all DEIA activities, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

The email that we got basically said, if you did report, you would not face any adverse consequences. But if you didn't report, you could face adverse consequences.

The email that we got basically said, if you did report, you would not face any adverse consequences. But if you didn't report, you could face adverse consequences.