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[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Get a real job says interchangable blonde who wears red dresses that has been on fox since it's inception.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

She had blonde dye #2 and hairstyle #4.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 hours ago

Ah, the Fox Business brain trust peddles its economic logic—golden parachutes for public servants framed as fiscal savviness. “Get a real job” drips with the private sector’s trademark disdain for anyone not chasing quarterly bonuses. Federal work—infrastructure, disaster response, public health—reduced to a punchline in their profit-worshiping catechism.

The arithmetic is perfect: swap lifelong stability for a one-time payout and genuflect before the gig economy’s algorithmic altar. Feast on capitalism’s crumbs before the vultures pick the bones clean. When has short-termism ever collapsed industries or gutted pensions? The real crisis? A world where civil service is mocked while hedge fund carnage gets tax breaks.

[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 21 points 8 hours ago

"Get a real job" says person to audience who view her as a walking uterus

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Fox host wouldn't know a real job if it konked them out

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

Their job is discussing federal workers, who they claim don't have real jobs lmao

[–] PhoreTwunny@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago

I hope someone punches her in the mouth.

[–] scripthook@lemmy.world 61 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

The irony that a News Anchor is telling Federal Workers to get a "real job" when she could get one herself

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 30 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

A Fox anchor at that. Like, you literally have a job because you're a blonde moron. Take a seat babe.

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago

Are you saying she's a DEI?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago
[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 62 points 14 hours ago

I'm a federal employee and have been for 25 years.

Some years back my parents were visiting from Florida and asked to borrow a car (I had two), and I said sure. Then, later, I said something about how busy work had been, and my father starts laughing at how funny that is - and calls my older brother - so they can share a laugh about me "working hard". Both lifelong Republicans, I will note.

I was like, hey, did you want to borrow the car that my hard work paid for, or not?

When I called them out on it, they said I was absolutely correct and apologized.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

Right back at you.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Bold card for someone who puts on makeup and reads a teleprompter for 3 hours a week.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 14 hours ago

Bold to think they can read, and aren't just ad-libbing whatever wet fart of a thought enters their head.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 33 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Funny how they’ll say this to federal workers, but they won’t say shit to the military who are living the socialist dream.

[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

Yeah, and if you ever ask a vet what they did, unless they'd been to literal war, they're going to tell you that they were basically just put in charge of stocking a broom closet and were bored 95% of the time.

Edit: just want to add that I do respect the military, and if anyone wants to tell me why I'm wrong, I'd love to hear lol

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

One of my call center buddies was in charge of receiving requests for freight transport and asking his NCO to approve them. His NCO say directly behind him. So he'd stare at a computer screen until a request came in, turn around, ask for approval which would be framed, then turn back around and click the approve button.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

My mom was a mechanic in the army and never got deployed. For her mandatory four years, she just fixed trucks in the day and got wasted with other mechanics at night. She says it was a job, not actual service. She doesn't consider herself a veteran because she didn't do jack shit.

[–] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's okay, you're allowed to not respect the military if you want.

[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 hours ago

They won't say shit to the military yet.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 33 points 15 hours ago

Huffing Donald Trump's farts isn't a "job."

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 27 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

And many of the people I've talked to among different agencies are taking this offer. Those that were sort of close to retirement, for example December and the like.

So wait, is this dumb bitch expecting us to believe these people are forgoing their entire retirement for a few months pay? Or does she expect us to believe that retiring them a few months early and saving one or two months pay (basically fucking pennies) is saving significant government money? I genuinely don't know what else she could mean.

I guess that's what they do though. Throw out useless anecdotes, say it's a good thing, and let the user generate feelings based off it while having no idea what it actually means.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 8 points 15 hours ago

Right, these are likely people with fully vested pensions basically taking terminal leave above and beyond their accumulated leave. Most feds can accumulate 240 hours of leave to be cashed out on retirement. Trump basically offered people nearing retirement the opportunity to cash out 1280 hours. Much efficiency. Very cost savings.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This. And there is no way Trump will keep any "deal" that costs him money. He has literally built his business around stiffing contractors. No one should trust him or expect him to keep his word.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

It's not his money though, it's ours

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 109 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

The lowest paid federal worker is still more important than any Fox shill

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Yo like, there hundreds of people without a job already. Why did she want to have the unemployment offices flooded.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Even if I wanted to take the deal I'd have to work until 5/15 anyway because of the agency I work for. I haven't heard of anyone taking it around me.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

Exactly why I didn't take the deal.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 230 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Does hosting a fake news show qualify as a real job?

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately. And it's more unfortunate that so many people believe it.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 38 points 21 hours ago

Right back at ya bitch

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 46 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine saying this to someone who works at NASA.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The moon landing was fake. Unlike all the blonde hairs of the fox hosts. These are all totally naturally blonde and wavy.

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 31 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Self-awareness: this woman lacks it.

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[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 52 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Every federal employee I know could easily triple their pay by going into private sector.

I anticipate we'll need to rehire them as contractors at triple the pay.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

Agreed. And it'll be more than triple, since all the middle-men who arrange the new contracts will also need paid.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 37 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

AF vet here. Big govt personnel cutbacks followed by "Oh shit!" followed by hiring expensive contractors that do half the work is a tale as old as Uncle Sam.

...that said, I dunno if there will be an "Oh shit" moment this time around: Trump is acting on malice, not stupidity. Weakening the US is his goal.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 10 points 18 hours ago

It's actually a very common right-wing idea to take anything publicly owned and turn it into a profit-driven private entity. Chances are, if they don't own that entity, someone they know does. When the contract goes over budget, you know they're enjoying the spoils.

Even if it's owned by nobody they know, at least it's profit-driven enough to bribe politicians for better contracts.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 61 points 1 day ago

That's a bold statement coming from a actor on Fox news

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 120 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

...Says the talking sex doll masquerading as a reporter.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Really hoping a lot of those federal workers were active voters that were on the fence..

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

You think votes are ever going to matter again?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

The federal government is the largest employer in the US, and I believe I read, the largest employer of each individual state as well.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 72 points 1 day ago

Federal workers to Fox: "Get fucked."

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