It’s giving career pivot vibes. After a Fox News clip of a former DOGE staffer venting about social backlash went viral, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong slid into X with a wild invite: join Coinbase’s fast lane hiring.
DOGE (no, not the meme coin—this one’s a deregulation task force under Musk + Trump) has been in hot water for mass layoffs, failed $2T budget cuts (they only hit $160B), and making its own staff social pariahs.
The viral video showed Ethan Shaotran, a Harvard dropout, saying “most of the campus hates me now.” Armstrong responded:
“If you’ve done your proof-of-work at DOGE, come help build a better financial system at Coinbase.”
He even promised an accelerated hiring pipeline just for them. Major CEO move.
Meanwhile, Musk is catching flak from all directions—Tesla profits nosedived in Q1 2025 (-71%!), and some of his EV stuff got attacked IRL.
Moral of the story? Being part of Team Elon might not be the flex it used to be.
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