New when will furloughed feds go back to work guesses

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:40% of Americans blame the Republicans for the shutdown and 30% of Americans blame the Democrats.
So while the shutdown hurts the Democrats, it hurts the Republicans more.

But no one will change their local rep vote

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Johnson saying today that he won't block an Epstein vote, so it sounds like they bought someone off. GOP house members in flippable districts now telling him to keep ACA subsidies, so it should be early next week. We'll see if he calls everyone back in the next 36 hours.

Epstein
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/21/congress/johnson-wont-block-epstein-vote-00616410

Thirteen House GOP lawmakers, led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., are leading a letter to Johnson on Tuesday thanking him for his leadership during the shutdown but maintaining that Obamacare must also be dealt with before the end of the year.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-push-renew-obamacare-subsidies-while-rejecting-democrats-shutdown-tie-in.amp

[Anonymous]

Someone asked me for the sources. ^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The government will open for a day, process paychecks for the excepted workers, and then shut down again. Rinse and repeat for about a year and you’ll have the smaller government. That was the goal of DOGE.

You seem unfamiliar with what is actually happening, who is working, and what they are doing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the credit unions with shutdown loans require at least one direct deposit of a paycheck, and then limit the loan(s) based on the amount of the paycheck.

I’m sure people can figure this out. These programs are helpful, many feds belong to at least one of the relevant credit unions or USAA. And there’s also a TSP loan option.

What would be most helpful is assurances that furloughed feds will receive backpay. It’s unconscionable to play around with public servants lives the way they’ve been doing.

That’s pretty much the point, never forget the Russell Vought is behind this. He literally wants to mentally torment us for the mere fact we are public servants.

There is something really weird about people fixating on Vought and his stupid quote. It seems like a distraction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The general public outside the beltway generally isn’t paying attention and they don’t feel the pain, yet. Of this drags on, Vought is going to use it as an excuse to lay off thousands of employees. When I say thousands, I mean way more than 10k. He’s also going to figure out a way to not pay back pay.

He is really smart and all-powerful. Kinda like Jesus but not as good looking

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The general public outside the beltway generally isn’t paying attention and they don’t feel the pain, yet. Of this drags on, Vought is going to use it as an excuse to lay off thousands of employees. When I say thousands, I mean way more than 10k. He’s also going to figure out a way to not pay back pay.

He is really smart and all-powerful. Kinda like Jesus but not as good looking

He is one ugly dude. Who would ever sleep with him? Can someone please take one for the team? If we could get this guy laid he might calm down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The general public outside the beltway generally isn’t paying attention and they don’t feel the pain, yet. Of this drags on, Vought is going to use it as an excuse to lay off thousands of employees. When I say thousands, I mean way more than 10k. He’s also going to figure out a way to not pay back pay.

He is really smart and all-powerful. Kinda like Jesus but not as good looking

He is one ugly dude. Who would ever sleep with him? Can someone please take one for the team? If we could get this guy laid he might calm down.

Are you Donald Trump? https://newrepublic.com/post/202065/donald-trump-russell-vought-project-2025-laid-mar-a-lago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The general public outside the beltway generally isn’t paying attention and they don’t feel the pain, yet. Of this drags on, Vought is going to use it as an excuse to lay off thousands of employees. When I say thousands, I mean way more than 10k. He’s also going to figure out a way to not pay back pay.

He is really smart and all-powerful. Kinda like Jesus but not as good looking

He is one ugly dude. Who would ever sleep with him? Can someone please take one for the team? If we could get this guy laid he might calm down.

Are you Donald Trump? https://newrepublic.com/post/202065/donald-trump-russell-vought-project-2025-laid-mar-a-lago

LOL. Did Trump ever have any luck? Doesn’t seem like it.

[Anonymous]

My workload just keeps increasing. Eventually this will not be sustainable. It barely is right now. I give it two more weeks (one more pay period).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My workload just keeps increasing. Eventually this will not be sustainable. It barely is right now. I give it two more weeks (one more pay period).

Two more weeks before you crash?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My workload just keeps increasing. Eventually this will not be sustainable. It barely is right now. I give it two more weeks (one more pay period).

What exactly are you going to do? Job market is terrible in general, especially for former Feds - no need for lobbying when govt is on your side and contracting is being crushed.

Are you going to just quit and retire — are you eligible now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me for the sources. ^^

The “deal with subsidies after the shutdown ends” is a nonstarter. Rs have proved themselves completely untrustworthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My workload just keeps increasing. Eventually this will not be sustainable. It barely is right now. I give it two more weeks (one more pay period).

What exactly are you going to do? Job market is terrible in general, especially for former Feds - no need for lobbying when govt is on your side and contracting is being crushed.

Are you going to just quit and retire — are you eligible now?

Work stops getting done, things grind to a halt, processes stop. There are MILLION ways this happens in the government. Workers will work a bit harder to keep up for a short time, but over time, they won't. Eventually the people working daily with no paycheck start to take time off. Why? Because they aren't getting paid so why show up? They start taking sick time or personal leave and things stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My workload just keeps increasing. Eventually this will not be sustainable. It barely is right now. I give it two more weeks (one more pay period).

What exactly are you going to do? Job market is terrible in general, especially for former Feds - no need for lobbying when govt is on your side and contracting is being crushed.

Are you going to just quit and retire — are you eligible now?

Work stops getting done, things grind to a halt, processes stop. There are MILLION ways this happens in the government. Workers will work a bit harder to keep up for a short time, but over time, they won't. Eventually the people working daily with no paycheck start to take time off. Why? Because they aren't getting paid so why show up? They start taking sick time or personal leave and things stop.

I’ll leave is canceled during a shutdown. That means workers will need to be willing to enter a furlough status, which in this environment means they will not be paid potentially and could even be RIF. I think the calculus is different than in shut, downs past, being blasé about going on furlough there is no longer the norm.