I Won’t Resign My Federal Job and No One Else Should Either

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital public services in the name of combating “inefficiency.” That’s meant abruptly — and often illegally — firing tens of thousands of workers like me.

The word “inefficiency” conjures images of long lines at the DMV and pencil pushing employees. But as a federal employee myself, I know the work we do is actually essential to the well-being of all Americans.

In my federal job, my coworkers and I...