{"id":23988,"date":"2025-05-14T16:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/brian-armstrong-offers-former-doge-employees-fast-track-hiring-at-coinbase\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:14:39","slug":"brian-armstrong-offers-former-doge-employees-fast-track-hiring-at-coinbase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/brian-armstrong-offers-former-doge-employees-fast-track-hiring-at-coinbase\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Armstrong Offers Former DOGE Employees Fast-Track Hiring at Coinbase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has extended an offer to former employees of <span data-descr=\"Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DOGE<\/span> to join the exchange through an expedited hiring process.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dLuc9s65F5\">https:\/\/t.co\/dLuc9s65F5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brian_armstrong\/status\/1922368590029701428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The initiative was prompted by a viral Fox News video featuring 22-year-old Ethan Shaotran, a former DOGE employee who dropped out of Harvard.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Shaotran stated that he lost friends and status due to his work at the Department. He noted that the agency&#8217;s team &#8220;works without weekends until two in the morning,&#8221; and its mission is &#8220;more important than any university course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong went beyond merely reposting the video. He urged former DOGE employees to &#8220;help build an efficient financial system&#8221; and provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gem.com\/form?formID=0c9b1b4a-292d-47c9-ae82-edca32bc964c\">link<\/a> to an employment form. The job description reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;If your past mission is complete \u2014 let&#8217;s discuss the next one.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-05-14-155645.webp\" alt=\"Snimok-ekrana-2025-05-14-155645\" class=\"wp-image-258700\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: Gem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in April, DOGE head Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/elon-musk-to-step-down-as-head-of-doge-on-schedule\">stated<\/a> that the department&#8217;s team is reducing government spending &#8220;by $4 billion a day, every day, seven days a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has extended an offer to former employees of DOGE to join the exchange through an expedited hiring process. https:\/\/t.co\/dLuc9s65F5 \u2014 Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) May 13, 2025 The initiative was prompted by a viral Fox News video featuring 22-year-old Ethan Shaotran, a former DOGE employee who dropped out of Harvard. 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