In a moment that sent woke staffers into a meltdown, DNC Chairman Ken Martin ended remote work, mandating five days of in-office attendance. Reacting to union accusations of “callous” timing, Martin reportedly told unhappy employees to leave. Additionally, Republicans mocked the backlash as out of touch and spoiled. The union may challenge the policy, citing a prior hybrid work agreement.
Reacting to the entitled backlash, Neera Tanden and others, including strategist Steve Schale, criticized staffers, urging them to remain resilient for democracy and noting that eager replacements were available. At the same time, a progressive group emphasized campaigns that demand personal sacrifice.
Losing their collective minds, the DNC Staff Union complained, “It was shocking to see the DNC chair disregard staff’s valid concerns on today’s team call,” adding, “D.N.C. staff worked extremely hard to support historic wins for Democrats up and down the ballot last Tuesday, and this change feels especially callous considering the current economic conditions created by the Trump administration.”
Reacting, DNC Chairman Ken Martin reportedly said, “If they don’t like the new policy, they should go find a job elsewhere.” Building on this point, he said that a work-from-home policy was a “Band-Aid that has long needed to be ripped off.”
Echoing these comments, Neera Tanden took aim at the entitled staffers. “If you think democracy is on the line – working in the office is not a big ask, and there are plenty of other people willing to step up. Get yourselves together, people,” the Democrat declared.
Offering another take, the Center for New Liberalism excoriated the entitled staffers. “When you accept a job on a campaign, or with an org like the DNC, DCCC, etc, your single purpose is to win the election. It is a demanding job that requires long hours & sacrifices,” the NGO stated.
Continuing the criticism of the staffers, the statement explained, “The other part of this is that I suspect [work from home] staff are probably losing opportunities for themselves by not being in the office. Campaigns require a lot of personal sacrifice, but the people who are good at their job and work to make themselves noticed in the office usually tend to go on to do big things!”
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Likewise, Democratic strategist Steve Schale said, “There should be a requirement that to work at the DNC that you’ve done at least two cycles on an actual battleground campaign, where terms like flex hours & hybrid work don’t exist.”
Reacting to the news, a series of Republicans took the entitled union to task. “You can’t make this up — the DNC union is pissed that the Chairman is calling staff back into the office 5 days a week,” joked Sean Spicer. Similarly annoyed, Kiersten Pels noted, “The best part is that they still get two full months before they actually have to get out of bed 5 days a week. Is this a political committee or a daycare?”
Adding his comments, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) expressed his annoyance with this 32-hour workweek proposal. “Why not be bold and ask for a 0-hour workweek?” he asked. “I wonder how blue-collar Americans would feel about white-collar workers demanding a 32-hour workweek.”