1,500 Leftist Congressional Staffers Beg
House and Senate Leadership for a Shortened
Work Week

Tell them no. Let them go on strike. Less bureaucrats in DC is a blessing.

Likely already working 32 hours a week. Give them 32 hours officially and they'll work 24!

These must be "non-essential personnel." Really "shorten their work week" by having them hit the unemployment line. Then, they'll have all kinds of time to find the "work/life balance."

It would be nice if our President included an EO outlawing all Federal Public Sector Unions, to be signed on day one...

I can see why they are confused. 32 hours would have been a long work week for Joe Biden.

Elon, who is running X using 20% of Twitter's workforce is coming to DC. This is not the best time to demand a 32 work week. Elon will give them an alternative proposal, a zero hour work week.

It's a slowdown strategy. Trump wants to more full speed ahead. The overpaid dem staffers will be dragging their feet. "Oh no, we can't have that meeting tomorrow. Our 32 hour a week staffers are already out 2 weeks before we can get to that stuff. Maybe next month." Not that their participation really matters but there is a process that must be observed in a bureaucracy and dems will attempt to throw as many wrenches into the wheels of progress as possible. This is why Trump must do as much as possible OUTSIDE the purview of Congress, in the Executive branch, where they have no significant say. Dems will come to a Deep State agency to play some games and find it is shut down or that their favorite moles are long gone. Well, they can't fight that by slowing down. In fact, dems have shown they are incompetent at doing anything well. A useful strategy is to massively overwhelm them with changes that they have little control of. They won't know which way to turn first. Further, a screaming media has been such a common thing that no one will care that the media is still screaming. The dems/media will have to pick their battles and while they fight one thing, 99 other things will go through unchallenged. Further, the things they DO choose to fight about, they will probably lose, because they are out of power and incompetent. The smart people on Trump's team should pay attention as to where the dems choose to make a stand, put enough effort on that to keep the dems busy and help them to look stupid, and then quickly do the other 99 things while the dems are distracted. Overwhelm the dems with competence and speed.

Let's do some math. 40-32=8 & 8/40=1/5 or 20% There's the number that the bureaucracy needs to be reduced by. Federal jobs 2,950,000 X .20 = 490,000 need to be let go. On Dec. 24 President Biden (Santa Claus) has signed an executive order finalizing a 2 percent average federal employee pay raise in January, with increases to vary by locality from 1.88 to 2.35 percent.

If people are now actually working only 50% of the time during a 40 hour work week they will still only work 50% of the time in a 32 hour work week. Reduce their pay by 20% and all is fair.

What a bunch of whiny, entitled brats. They need to work in the private sector and see what it’s really like.

While some may work increased hours while Congress is in session (depending on who they work for), what do they do hours wise when not in session? Congress has lots of breaks, holidays, and almost entire summer out of session. This is slow down significantly. Stop being such whiney babies. You want to work in Congress, put up or shut up.

This could be a huge money saver for DC. As the author states, 32hours a week is pretty much the definition of part time work in the vast majority of the private sector. That means lower pay and no benefits. No gold plated health insurance, no 401k match no vacation, limited if any sick time. The savings just keep adding up. I say go for it. Part time workers are also much easier to fire. That would be the cherry on top of this really great Idea.

How many of these 1500 already telework, don't even dress and show up in any office? Last I heard it was near 80% in DC. "Normal work week" for most trades, and all trade unions, is 60hrs, while no one can force you to work over 40hrs, time and 1/2, and double time add up to make the Jobs able to support a middleclass family lifestyle, fund insurance, and provide a comfortable retirement. PTO and Vacation "Banking" allow for extended days of family time/trips/travel. Most DC staffers are very young, late teens, 20's, early 30's...come from afar to "Temporarily Serve" in our Govt.often while finishing college degrees, plumping resumes, making connections to stay on in lobbying/media careers...and out partying every night.(I worked in DC politics during 2 administrations).

“Shockingly, the letter did not propose a pay cut. Progressive staffers want to work less for the same pay.” There are no words…

Less time harming We, the People.

So, the little darlings want to only work 32 hours a week while we, the tax payers, 40 work and more? That is a 20% change so if this comes to pass, they much reduce their pay by 20%. That is only FAIR.

Actually, we should hope that their "progressive" bosses grant their wish. When your opponent wants to relax, be grateful.

Having worked in NYC government for 30 years and done my share of 60 hour weeks, these clowns are repulsive. Elon and Vivek should take all 1500 signers and make them the first reductions in the outrageously bloated federal government. You wanna work less hours, children? We'll be happy to grant your wish. Now you work 0 hours. Don't let the door........

I approve!! America would be well served if democrat staffers worked only 32 hours each week. (/wink, wink/) Republican staffers would, of course, continue to carry on getting actual work done without the useless chattel of democrat staffers being in the way of our success.