Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 08:00     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:You must not be a step-parent OP.


And/Or had a shitty mom
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:57     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:You must not be a step-parent OP.


+1 Million

So tired of negative stereotypes associated with stepparents. When in the world are we EVER going to get rid of them? Is it even possible?
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:43     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also I live near a lot of feds and while we were dealing with unemployment they were comparing their paid time off during months congress couldn't agree on a budget to the months we weren't getting paid. To say it was annoying to watch them have extended vacations year after year is an understatement.

It's obviously stupid for anyone in this area to be against government, but generally most people have seen the government have many fewer employment issues to deal with than the private sector. In rural areas some jobs have completely dried up. Their analogy is that the rich ignore and make fun of the workers that make them stuff to use.


The longest gov shutdown was 35 days not 'months' and they do not happen year after year. Feds do not get paid till they are over which is a stress.


Well, at least Fed people did receive back pay, unlike govt contractors who didn't receive any for back pay.


And the contractors are often in the roles that can least afford it, like the security guards or cafeteria workers. I was 9 months pregnant during the last lonh shut down and I called my health insurance to make sure that if I gave birth the shutdown wouldn't affect my coverage. It wasn't a vacation, it was stressful.

And also that was 30 days 6 years ago.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:36     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also I live near a lot of feds and while we were dealing with unemployment they were comparing their paid time off during months congress couldn't agree on a budget to the months we weren't getting paid. To say it was annoying to watch them have extended vacations year after year is an understatement.

It's obviously stupid for anyone in this area to be against government, but generally most people have seen the government have many fewer employment issues to deal with than the private sector. In rural areas some jobs have completely dried up. Their analogy is that the rich ignore and make fun of the workers that make them stuff to use.


The longest gov shutdown was 35 days not 'months' and they do not happen year after year. Feds do not get paid till they are over which is a stress.


Well, at least Fed people did receive back pay, unlike govt contractors who didn't receive any for back pay.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:33     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
You must not be a step-parent OP.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:23     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:The only consolation is that this gutting of Fed jobs has also ensnared many MAGAs.


This doesn't really make me feel better. It makes the whole thing feel even dumber.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:22     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:Voters voted for Trump. Many of them want this. They are not the same as simply turning away.

As bad as this is for feds, 2009 was worse for the private sector especially in certain industries. And then with covid, many other industries especially service ones either had to close or had to operate with a lot of exposure to covid.


It's not done being bad for feds. This is like late spring 2007 when Lehman Brothers failed but nobody else had been hit yet. The RIFs have not even started at the larger agencies.

And it's going to be worse than 2009 because Trump is destroying entire fields (i.e. not just hitting feds, but academic, nonprofit, and private sector employers involved in research etc)
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:21     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
The only consolation is that this gutting of Fed jobs has also ensnared many MAGAs.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:16     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:Voters voted for Trump. Many of them want this. They are not the same as simply turning away.

As bad as this is for feds, 2009 was worse for the private sector especially in certain industries. And then with covid, many other industries especially service ones either had to close or had to operate with a lot of exposure to covid.


More eligible voters didn't vote than those who voted for Trump. So the vast majority did not want this.

OP, I think it'd a good analogy
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:16     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Anonymous wrote:Also I live near a lot of feds and while we were dealing with unemployment they were comparing their paid time off during months congress couldn't agree on a budget to the months we weren't getting paid. To say it was annoying to watch them have extended vacations year after year is an understatement.

It's obviously stupid for anyone in this area to be against government, but generally most people have seen the government have many fewer employment issues to deal with than the private sector. In rural areas some jobs have completely dried up. Their analogy is that the rich ignore and make fun of the workers that make them stuff to use.


The longest gov shutdown was 35 days not 'months' and they do not happen year after year. Feds do not get paid till they are over which is a stress.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 07:03     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
You have to remember, there were folks who voted Biden then Trump. That turned the tide. Those folks aren’t for a complete gutting of the Govt.

I think they just were not happy under Biden and didn’t like the direction Harris was going to take things.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 06:03     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Trump Admin = McDonald’s burger
Voters = McDonald’s customer
Fed workers = the dill pickle that gets tossed
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 05:55     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Also I live near a lot of feds and while we were dealing with unemployment they were comparing their paid time off during months congress couldn't agree on a budget to the months we weren't getting paid. To say it was annoying to watch them have extended vacations year after year is an understatement.

It's obviously stupid for anyone in this area to be against government, but generally most people have seen the government have many fewer employment issues to deal with than the private sector. In rural areas some jobs have completely dried up. Their analogy is that the rich ignore and make fun of the workers that make them stuff to use.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 05:50     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Voters voted for Trump. Many of them want this. They are not the same as simply turning away.

As bad as this is for feds, 2009 was worse for the private sector especially in certain industries. And then with covid, many other industries especially service ones either had to close or had to operate with a lot of exposure to covid.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2025 05:44     Subject: Analogy for Fed workers
Trying to come up with good analogy for federal workers to use to explain to non federal workers friends family.

Trump Admin = Step father
Voters = mom
Fed workers = step child

In other words, the step father resents you, hates you, abuses you and you are completely powerless. The mother justifies and defends the step father, ignores the abuse.

The child’s life is being ruined, they are powerless in the situation.

Seems on point to me.