It's a great question. I haven't heard much about how many or what kinds of employees are taking the offer. I don't think very many government economists are taking it, but that's based on a very limited and non-representative sample.

The DEI people being terminated have no marketable skills. My guess is that they will be competing for entry-level clerical jobs, since the private sector and academia are moving away from DEI also.

Some of the USAID people who are being fired have advanced credentials and are fairly bright. My guess is that they'll mostly go elsewhere in government, academia, or non-profits.

I haven't heard anything definitive about what's happening with climate researchers, but am hearing that all government climate research is being paused. I don't know if those researchers will just pivot their research agendas or if they'll have to go into academia.

Now, we're hearing about the Department of Ed being in the cross-hairs. Those people are useless, but plenty of local school districts will hire them as consultants or employees anyway.