President Trump just fired the head of the IRS after just 2 months. Scott Bessent will take over for the time being. In the interim, America is getting a little peek into what was going on behind the scenes including celebrations of 'Fri-yay' and early release Fridays. Nice job if you can get it. The rest of the country has to work to pay the IRS.
Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role IRS commissioner just two months after he was confirmed to the position
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) August 8, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as the acting head of the IRS while the admin seeks a more permanent replacement, confirming NYT
Long occasionally sent staff-wide emails to all IRS employees telling them they could leave early on Fridays
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) August 8, 2025
He sent one of these emails on Thursday, with the subject line: “It’s Almost FriYay,” according to a copy of the message obtained by @CNN https://t.co/Cc7vTsWy2e https://t.co/qbEFy9xEAJ
Don't ever take a boss seriously who says 'Fri-Yay'.
In that company-wide missive, he shared lessons from one of his fraternity brothers who he said runs the parent company of Pizza Hut & Taco Bell, and talked about “building a new culture at the IRS"
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) August 8, 2025
Also, don't trust a boss who shares stories from his 'frat brothers'. Also, the only new culture the IRS needs is to go out of business.
“With this being Thursday before another FriYay, please enjoy a 70-minute early exit tomorrow,” Long wrote. “That way you’ll be well rested for my 70th birthday on Monday.”
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) August 8, 2025
He signed the message: “Call Me Billy"@MarshallCohen
Finally 70 year old bosses don't need to celebrate their birthdays at work.
— BartonBella (@BartonBella1) August 8, 2025
summary execution is the only appropriate remedy for using "FriYay" in an agency-wide email
— Potato Of Reason (@PotatoOfReason) August 8, 2025
Endorsed.
This is so Veep pic.twitter.com/9upSEhaQ08
— CanLen 🕙 (@CandiceLen) August 9, 2025
It so is.
And were these half fridays paid time charged to the taxpayers? Sounds like Billy needed to go.
— heyyovico (@1earthylady) August 9, 2025
It might shock people to know at most jobs people are not given early release because the boss has a birthday
— pillowfist (@pillowfister) August 9, 2025
Most bosses don't share their day of birth with the staff because that's childish.
— Tsukkomi (@ljenkins314) August 8, 2025
An observation: the people who usually have the puritanical protestant "you must spend all your time working hard" view are usually people with cushy jobs or rubes who can't see that they're getting perpetually exploited.
— Hobo with a job (@ravenfire47) August 9, 2025
Possibly, but there is a happy medium between 'Fri-yay' and whatever this is.
Bro was managing two things at once:
— Sunny (@sunnyright) August 9, 2025
1) Being a nice manager and passionate about it
2) Getting the IRS to do less work
Why would we fire him https://t.co/JcrQZsQitu
Good point. The IRS working less is a very good thing.
fireable offense imo https://t.co/a1S4xkgORP
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 8, 2025
No doubt.