Since he and Vivek Ramaswamy are not compensated for their leadership positions, Elon Musk defended the effectiveness of the recently established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk emphasized DOGE’s goal of cutting waste and streamlining government operations, highlighting how it could help the American people.
What is DOGE?
DOGE stands for “The Department of Government Efficiency”. It is a new US government agency headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The Doge Name comes from the meme of dog, Doge was just a cute puppy and a meme. It was a photo of a Shiba Inu (Dog) Japan which is looking playful and bemused.
Doge has been a very popular meme in the last 10 years. It has become part of the common parlance, it has been featured in all kinds of places. DOGE was created to further the “Save America” campaign of President-elect Donald Trump. Its main goals are to restructure federal agencies, save wasted spending, remove pointless regulations, and simplify government bureaucracy.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Hiring Campaign
The Tesla CEO and Vivek Ramaswamy, who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to head DOGE, are using their social media platform X to recruit candidates for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is seeking “super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” who are willing to put in more than 80 hours a week on mundane cost-cutting tasks.
We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s…
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) November 14, 2024
Since its debut, the official DOGE account has amassed over 1.4 million followers and shared a job vacancy, expressing gratitude to thousands of Americans who have shown interest in working for the agency. “The thousands of Americans who have shown interest in assisting us at DOGE are greatly appreciated. More part-time idea generators are not needed.
We need small-government revolutionaries with really high IQs who are prepared to put in more than 80 hours a week on unsightly cost-cutting. Please DM this account with your resume if that describes you. The top 1% of candidates will be reviewed by Elon Musk and Vivek, they said on X.
Although there is no specific education or professional experience required, the job requirements are rigorous, and candidates must be prepared to put in long hours working on cost-cutting projects. Although the selection criteria are yet unknown, Elon Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy have both pledged to personally assess the “top 1 percent of applicants.
” Candidates must send their resumes using X’s direct communication system in order to apply, but only individuals who have a verified X account—which costs $8 a month—can send messages.
As Elon Musk himself explained on X, the position has no pay despite its rigorous nature. It will take a lot of labor, create a lot of enemies, and there will be no pay. How wonderful!” he wrote.
Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2024
What a great deal! 😂 https://t.co/16e7EKRS6i
In order to cut federal expenditures, get rid of needless regulations, and reorganize federal agencies, President-elect Trump launched DOGE. DOGE, which functions outside of the official government framework, will provide “advice and guidance from outside of government.” Trump has mandated that DOGE finish its mission by July 4, 2026.
