President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it — angering some, confusing many and raising questions about whether the offer is even legal.

President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce. They don’t have a long time to decide.

The federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination, the EEOC describes itself as a bipartisan commission comprised of five members, all appointed by presidents. On Tuesday, a law firm posted on social media that it was representing Charlotte Burrows, a commissioner who had been fired on Monday by the Trump administration.

Millions of federal workers could choose to resign with temporary pay rather than comply with Trump administration executive orders, though the offer was not sent to the large workforces of federal contractors in Oak Ridge or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.

There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on the chopping block, that this is the last lifeboat in town,” said an employee.