Federal workers are being offered a deferred resignation package.
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Federal workers are being offered a deferred resignation package.
Mandatory Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP via CNN Newsource

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Attention federal employees: It may be hard to get a private sector job right now

Federal workers have a big decision to make on Thursday. That’s the deadline for accepting the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, which will allow them to quit their federal job while still being paid through September. The administration is prodding federal workers to shift to the private sector for the next stage of their careers.