William Wan
Appearances
Apple News Today
Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce
You have people locked out of their offices suddenly, or in some cases, they are showing up to offices and having to line up. And the way they find out whether they still have a job or not is they swipe their badge. And if their badge doesn't work, then they're out of a paycheck.
Apple News Today
Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce
One of the most heartbreaking cases was this woman, Caitlin Cross-Barnett. She was a health researcher.
Apple News Today
Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce
She had devoted her entire career to helping pregnant women. These are minority women, women addicted to opioids who are pregnant or from lower income, helping them not die in childbirth. In the first few weeks of Trump's administration, she started really fearing for her job. And she had struggled on and off with depression for years, but this was something she had never experienced before.
Apple News Today
Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce
One person said, you know, I thought I'd been struggling with this on my own, not knowing what to do, wanting for it all to end. And they just said they were so grateful to know they're not alone.