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.

USA TODAY reported that under current federal guidelines, only certain employees are eligible for severance pay.

Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months' pay.

California has thousands of federal workers who are eligible to work remotely, yet in-person work is key to a "reformed federal workforce."

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

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.

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.