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'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly


Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return-to-office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services suffering.

WIRED granted employees anonymity to speak freely about their experiences, which some say are affecting their physical and mental health—and nearly all say are resulting in a lower quality of work and worse public services. "The workplace environment is unpleasant, loud, people talk about whatever they want, and the workload is insane with the mass layoffs and hiring freeze," an employee at the Department of Defense (DOD) tells WIRED. “Even the hardcore military bros in my agency are feeling grim about everything that’s happening.” A USDA employee told WIRED that they are now dealing with severe depression due to these mandates and general fear.

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