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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't think it would.  I didn't think we'd have a shutdown, either.

Da**it.  Car just broke down, just replaced two appliances in the kitchen.  This is a bad time for a shutdown for us.  At least we've already finished the Christmas shopping.  [/quote]
But don't you get back pay for the days you were off? My friend told me she's looking forward to a vacation.[/quote]

Congress needs to decide if federal employees get back pay.  They always have in the past - but who knows.  Federal contractors do not get back pay as far as I understand.[/quote]

Nope, we can only PTO or if you have none, you get no pay.[/quote]
That's not what I heard. You always get paid (just with a delay). But ultimately, you lose no money - and get a paid vacation. As I said, my friend is hoping for it. 
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That’s great that your friend has cash to live off of indefinitely while waiting for that backpay. That’s not the case for most federal workers who need their paychecks to pay their bills and put food on the table. Your friend is selfish and insensitive.

And no, there is no guarantee that they will get backpay. They have in the past, but we have never had this polical climate. DH is still waiting for thousands of dollars in overtime pay for helping with the hurricane response. Beginning to think we will never see that money. [/quote]
+1 not to mention just about everyone I know who works for the federal government hates the shutdowns because they care about their mission and the people/projects they serve.  
One little example is what happens to our scientific research when government scientists are locked out of their labs and can't tend to their experiments.  
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-science-suffers-during-government-shutdown/[/quote]

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