Since Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States, he has been announcing heads for various departments under the US Government. One such announcement is the creation of the DOGE, Department Of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
The Department, went online on X (Formerly Twitter) with the name, ‘DOGE’, and their first tweet was about overtime.
Working overtime to ensure your tax dollars will be spent wisely!
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) November 13, 2024
While the second tweet posted on the page read, “We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants.”
We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s…
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) November 14, 2024
The tweet emphasised a long working hour for the employees but not getting any salary. While the application is open to all, only the top applications will be selected. The tweet at the time of reporting had 19.3 million views, 14 thousand comments, and 23 thousand retweets.
This newly created Department is meant to eliminate unnecessary government schemes and personnel by the end of 4 July 2026. It is led by Tesla owner Elon Musk and Pharma Giant Vivek Ramaswamy.