I'm a federal employee watching colleagues get laid off by DOGE. It's been devastating — we aren't cogs, we're human beings.

Source: Business Insider

Crispin la valiente/Getty, DNY59/Getty, Tyler Le/BIEd Welch has been a National Park Service employee in Philadelphia for 27 years. Since DOGE was formed, he's watched some of his probationary colleagues get laid off. He says the funding cuts threaten park maintenance, risking public safety and resource protection.