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Tired of being jerked around!

October 1st, 2013 at 03:19 pm

DH is a federal employee, so this jerking around is getting really old!

Constantly either threat of shutdown, or furloughs, and when you think you are done with furloughs, more s*t comes.

And yes, we are absorbing pay cuts by going into savings. But it is more than that. It is not a "vacation" or "unpaid days off" because you do not know "if" or how long. You can't make plans, you can't go anywhere. And YOU CAN'T ARRANGE CHILDCARE! You can't come up with a way for your family to cope with it, because you just don't know.

One can only imagine how much cost in actual loss of productivity this will end up being across the country.

And today, he has to go in just to sign some stupid paper (3 hr driving and more than $30 in gas and tolls).

5 Responses to “Tired of being jerked around!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    This is definitely harder on the civilians working for the federal government. Wishing your family the best during this time.

  2. CB in the City Says:
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    My son has been told to report for a few hours for "an orderly shutdown." What a waste.

  3. MonkeyMama Says:
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    I think that's the worst part of it - all the uncertainty.

  4. Bob B. Says:
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    But members of congress get paid!

  5. ThriftoRama Says:
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    Yeah. This is getting ridiculous. I'm over all the grand-standing.

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