Comment by prpl

This implies the other engineers were unsuccessful because they worked for government.

The reality is the goalposts are being moved. Congress had set up all sorts of rules and regulations, and, most importantly, pay scales for public servants that are wildly out of alignment with industry.

None of these DOGE employees even list themselves as DOGE on their linkedin (most have removed their last name or profile altogether), it’s unclear if they are still getting paid their industry salaries, and some of them worked for government before working at a Musk company.