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- Elon Musk’s DOGE is looking for people to help cut government spending. But is he offering a real job? And is it paid? (newsbreak.com)
Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is seeking applicants but offers no pay. DOGE seeks highly intelligent individuals willing to work over 80 hours weekly on cost-cutting measures.
Musk has hinted at no compensation for the role, joking about the arduous and adversarial nature of the work. Neither Musk nor DOGE has clarified this.
Applicants must submit resumes via direct message to DOGE’s X account. However, initially, only paid X subscribers could send DMs. Now, any X user can message, even those without a paid subscription.
To apply, individuals must have an X account, which may require creating one if they don’t already. It remains unclear if there will be a traditional application process on a potential DOGE website.