I wonder if people pleased with headlines like this are mistaking "probationary employees" for "probation" in criminal law sense of the word.

Like, are there people out there thinking these are all just convicted criminals being targeted? Spoiler alert: they aren't!

https://apple.news/ArlFXfw6ZRu6SLh5XW_g_Rw

Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs — CNN

The Trump administration broadened its effort to terminate thousands of probationary workers on Thursday, instructing agencies on a call to move forward with the layoffs.