I was laid off from the federal government. Here's why I turned down an offer to go back to the job.

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Jacob Saunders, 25, lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, and, in February, lost his job at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a US federal agency, as part of cutbacks orchestrated by the Department of Government Efficiency. He said he received an offer to return to CMS but declined. Business Insider verified his identity, that he worked for the federal government, and that he received an offer to return.