Majority of workers agree DOGE ‘5 things’ email request is ‘reasonable’: Poll

Published March 5, 2025 6:45pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Most workers do not have qualms with Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency aides asking federal employees what they accomplished during the previous week.

A poll published by J.L. Partners on Wednesday found that 55% of workers would describe the “five things” email that Musk and DOGE sent federal employees earlier this month as “reasonable,” while 39% would call it “unreasonable.”

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