NPR: “Federal employee unions and attorneys are urging government workers not to accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and be paid through the end of September. “This ‘fork’ thing is not a buyout,” said Jim Eisenmann, a partner with Alden Law Group who represents federal employees, referring to the “Fork in the Road” subject line that accompanied an email sent to federal workers Tuesday. “It’s not based on any law or regulation or anything really other than an idea they cooked up to get federal employees out of the government.” He said the offer may appear like a soft landing for those who don’t want to comply with the Trump administration’s requirement to return to the office full-time. “But there’s no guarantee other things won’t happen to them between now and then, like they won’t get fired for some other reason or they won’t get laid off pursuant to a reduction in force,” Eisenmann added. The email told employees that they have until Feb. 6 to accept the deal, calling it a “deferred resignation program.” Anyone wishing to resign was instructed to reply to the email with the word “Resign” and hit “Send.” Almost immediately after the memo hit inboxes, federal workers began sharing their confusion, anger and disbelief on Reddit and elsewhere…”