https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-employees-told-remove-pronouns-164000116.html
created by yahoonews on 31/01/2025 at 17:24 UTC
590 upvotes, 24 top-level comments (showing 24)
Comment by thesaddestpanda at 31/01/2025 at 17:34 UTC
367 upvotes, 1 direct replies
And they have the gall to calll us 'snowflakes.'
Comment by nayters at 31/01/2025 at 17:32 UTC
281 upvotes, 3 direct replies
And this will bring the price of eggs down?
Comment by theproblem_solver at 31/01/2025 at 17:54 UTC
131 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Or what. Like, what grounds for discipline is there if anybody refuses? And what about people who are on vacation and have out-of-office attendants auto-replying with their signature? Like wtf USA stfu already.
Comment by seanosul at 31/01/2025 at 17:35 UTC
321 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Does that include Mr & Mrs or Ms? Does that include Doctors signing their names off with their qualifications or even military officers?
Comment by topazchip at 31/01/2025 at 18:14 UTC
76 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fist, they decree that all people are their gender at conception, making all humans female. Now, they are declaring that all humans are now non-binary.
Must be nice to have *that* much free time...not needing to worry about, say, major aircraft crashes.
Comment by Beeframenchan at 31/01/2025 at 18:41 UTC
51 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I don’t have my pronouns in my work signature, but this just made me add it.
Comment by da360 at 31/01/2025 at 19:40 UTC*
48 upvotes, 1 direct replies
As a trans woman federal contractor, I will be doing no such thing. The pronouns will remain in my signature.
I will not comply with bigotry.
Comment by 239tree at 31/01/2025 at 18:04 UTC
37 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's it, I'm changing my name to Jane Fuck Trump Doe.
Comment by yahoonews at 31/01/2025 at 17:25 UTC
53 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News that cited two executive orders[1] signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office seeking to curb diversity and equity programs in the federal government.
"Pronouns and any other information not permitted in the policy must be removed from CDC/ATSDR employee signatures by 5.p.m. ET on Friday," according to one such message sent Friday morning from Jason Bonander, the CDC's Chief Information Officer. "Staff are being asked to alter signature blocks by 5.p.m. ET today (Friday, January 31, 2025) to follow the revised policy."
Federal employees with the Department of Transportation received a similar directive on Thursday, the same day the department was managing the fallout from the D.C. plane crash[2] near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Comment by scbalazs at 31/01/2025 at 18:31 UTC
26 upvotes, 2 direct replies
They should totally write emails without any pronouns at all.
Comment by Venusto002 at 31/01/2025 at 18:58 UTC
21 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Don't know if there are any Federal employees here, but ignore him. He's not even a real president, he's just a undignified fraud and nobody has to listen to what he says. If he wants the pronouns gone he can waddle down to your computer, figure out your password, and change them himself.
He/Him
Comment by AustinBaze at 31/01/2025 at 18:47 UTC
20 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This seems to tread on the 1st amendment, government restriction of speech. Fuck these clowns.
Comment by ebStubs at 31/01/2025 at 19:57 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Isn't that against the First Amendment rights?
Comment by Separate-Feedback-86 at 31/01/2025 at 17:35 UTC
40 upvotes, 0 direct replies
His pronoun: Dickhead.
Comment by Less_Rich844 at 31/01/2025 at 19:58 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Per my last email, eat my entire non binary ass. -They/Them
Comment by SenorSplashdamage at 31/01/2025 at 18:51 UTC
23 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If people want to keep up on federal employee discussion, r/fednews has been on fire lately with federal employees in solidarity over the bullshit.
Comment by majeric at 31/01/2025 at 20:58 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fuck, Trump is such an asshole.
Comment by llamakins2014 at 31/01/2025 at 23:01 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Time for malicious compliance. Instead of removing pronouns from signatures, remove ALL pronouns from email or written correspondence. Hell, remove them when speaking too. If someone says please talk to him or her ignore it entirely because pronouns dont exist anymore. Let them see how stupid this is. "To [redacted] it may concern, [redacted] are writing to inform [redacted] that all pronouns are being removed from [redacted] signatures. Please reach out to [redacted] management team and [redacted] will be able to assist [redacted]. [redacted] are enthusiastically bending over and grabbing [redacted] ankles as [redacted] speak. [redacted] truly, Management
Comment by CaptainBicycle at 31/01/2025 at 20:20 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I work in a federal office, as a contractor tho, not an actual federal employee. Pronouns have been removed from our Microsoft profiles already.
Comment by Hope-n-some-CH4NGE at 01/02/2025 at 03:32 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How is this not a freedom of speech issue?
Comment by They_Call_Me_Ted at 01/02/2025 at 03:38 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Look at that, the party of small government and less oversight! /s
Comment by slimalbert1 at 01/02/2025 at 06:31 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's eye opening seeing the polarized reactions in different opposing subs.
P.S.: this is the only sub I feel comfortable that I won't get banned for saying this
Comment by Starfire70 at 01/02/2025 at 02:58 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Inner Party HAS SPOKEN!
Comment by Vermbraunt at 01/02/2025 at 05:41 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
So they will just use the proper nouns now? Just always use the name? That's pretty funny ngl going to make some things so awkward to read. Will be funny for a time though.