Several Reddit users echoed the sentiment, expressing their discontent with the justification that their presence is needed to revitalize the local economy.
Katie, a DMV employee in Washington, DC, took to TikTok to share her perspective, stating that the return-to-office order has only made her and her colleagues less efficient.
“As a government employee, what’s so ironic about all of this s**t going on with Trump making us go in person five days a week to promote efficiency… because of all of this we are yapping more at work, trying to digest everything that’s going on, we cannot get any work done because of how much information intake that existing in this administration requires,” she said.
Local Officials and Federal Leaders Weigh In
Democratic DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has expressed support for Trump’s mandate, citing the potential benefits for the downtown economy. She has previously linked the decline in retail and office space revenue to the absence of federal workers in their offices.
