Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Clogs Government Inbox

March 25, 2025, 4:10 PM UTC

Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full.

Workers submitting their lists — part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to cut the federal budget and downsize the federal workforce — are receiving bounceback emails informing them their messages weren’t delivered.

“The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly,” states an email seen by Bloomberg News that bounced back from HR@opm.gov.

The Department of Health and Human Services told ...

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