First of all, this is the dolt writing the article. Second, if employees' morale is as low as imaginable, then they should quit and find another job.
Posted on 03/20/2026 5:30:03 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Anew survey of more than 10,000 current federal workers documents the drastic downturn in employees’ engagement and morale in 2025,
Each year, the Partnership for Public Service publishes its Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, based upon the results of the annual Federal Employees Viewpoint Survey. But last year, the Office of Personnel Management announced it would not conduct the statutorily mandated survey, citing the need to make changes to comply with President Trump’s anti-diversity executive orders.
So last fall the Partnership developed and deployed its own survey, closely modeled after FEVS, called the Public Service Viewpoint Survey. Due to some methodological constraints, including OPM’s removal of data about the demographic makeup of the federal workforce—again due to Trump’s anti-diversity initiatives—and a sample size that is an order of magnitude smaller than the hundreds of thousands who usually answer the FEVS, 2025’s results are not directly comparable to prior years, though CEO Max Stier said 2024’s FEVS data provides “useful context” for how bad things have gotten.
“We have every red light blinking across the federal government,” Stier said. “Morale is as low as imaginable.”
According to the partnership’s data, which was collected last November and December, governmentwide employee engagement sat at 32 out of 100, and 58% of respondents said their engagement had gotten worse since 2024. Just 7.5% of respondents agreed with the notion that political leaders at their agencies generated high levels of motivation for employees. And only 22.5% said they felt confident that they could report a suspected violation of law or regulation without retaliation.
“This workforce has been fundamentally traumatized in the way that this leadership team said that they intended to do at the outset,” Stier said. “That’s not good for anyone. It’s bad for the workforce....”
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My mailman looks depressed…
Excellent.
Please leave.
As a former Federal employee, I can attest many federal employees are coddled and spoiled. Also, employees with a gripe tend to answer these surveys.
Funny how this works...my morale is just fine. More "red light blinking" please.
That’s a shame.
“”””Just 7.5% of respondents agreed with the notion that political leaders at their agencies generated high levels of motivation for employees. “”””
I believe this statistic means that 92.5% of FED employees are opposed to what the new political leaders are demanding be done.
Hq'd in DC, the president and CEO of the "charity" is Max Stier, who was paid $ 642,487 in 2024.
"Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees" [ line IX, 5 ] was $ 1,821,939, and "Other salaries and wages" was $ 13,580,700 plus "Other employee benefits" of $ 4,960,465.
The "charitable" 501(c)3 game has made many, many organizations into lobbying groups for "more." This government-oriented group wants "more" on top of more. The little, average, working class American Joe go "F" himself.
As the Trump-Vance administration rightly downsizes government. these pampered princes will cry aloud.
Poor babies.
Learn to code mf’ers
“So last fall the Partnership developed and deployed its own survey...”
If you get to phrase the questions, you’ll get the answers you want.
I voted for this.
“This workforce has been fundamentally traumatized in the way that this leadership team said that they intended to do at the outset,”
When the thieves are told they have to do something productive their morale declines. They would be traumatized if they had to fork over 40 percent of their income to the government to be flushed down the cra**er every year.
First of all, this is the dolt writing the article. Second, if employees' morale is as low as imaginable, then they should quit and find another job.
...not conduct the... mandated..
One of us does not understand the definition of ‘mandated’.
What? He doesn’t get to do booty calls with unhappy housewives? He doesn’t get to “go postal” when he’s PO’d at the PO? He doesn’t get fresh air and sunshine while he does his rounds? This is all Trump’s fault! He made the Colonel’s mailman unhappy.
Doctor Octopus without the extra arms.
Good. Now poll the morale of the close to 200k independent contractors in California who lost their jobs from the union-backed AB 5, which was meant to “help” them. And after that, poll the fast food workers who lost their jobs due to the minimum wage hike meant to “help” them.
Yes!
Feeling depressed? Retire then!
I hope that is not the case.
But if it is true, then all of them should be fired for insubordination.
I voted for changes in the direction of government. And "my guys" won. Well, sort of, anyway. Mostly. They have a razor-thin majority which does allow for some changes in government directions. It is not perfect, or even very good, but it is a start in new directions.
The unelected government bureaucracy must follow the new directions or be gone.
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