Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 03:47     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can we go back to the original topic?


Thank you. I was hoping for Monday.


Why??? Why must the government be shut down even longer, just because you don't want to go back into work this week?? I have been 1000% on the side of the fed workers and think this entire shutdown has been ridiculous, but after not being at work for a month, now saying "well I hope we can just get until next week at this point" sounds egregious. People are suffering because the government is closed- not just the government employees, but those who depend on their services and have not been able to access them.


I wish govt workers could have had off until the new year!
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 03:45     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:BACK TO WORK !


Oh not you again. Please realize many Feds have been working the entire time.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 23:09     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
BACK TO WORK !
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 22:29     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HHS sent out an email stating that staff “must report to their official duty station Thursday, Nov 13 if the bill is signed into law tonight or tomorrow morning.”


Did they send it to the government email addresses? Because that's what happened in another Department.


It is OK to check government email for purposes of seeing if the government has reopened. It is OK for the government to ask you to do that. That is not an issue.


You don't have the laptop, you don't have access to the email. It's OK to realize this.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 22:17     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
It’s signed
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 22:15     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can we go back to the original topic?


Thank you. I was hoping for Monday.


Why??? Why must the government be shut down even longer, just because you don't want to go back into work this week?? I have been 1000% on the side of the fed workers and think this entire shutdown has been ridiculous, but after not being at work for a month, now saying "well I hope we can just get until next week at this point" sounds egregious. People are suffering because the government is closed- not just the government employees, but those who depend on their services and have not been able to access them.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 22:12     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A one percent pay raise to look forward to next year too (maybe)! It is truly a Great Time to be a Fed.


Will they be offering VERA next year??? I'm ready to get off this crazy train.


Me too. VERA please


I so wish I was 5 years older. I’d walk. I’ve got the time in service but not the age. Sigh.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 21:57     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A one percent pay raise to look forward to next year too (maybe)! It is truly a Great Time to be a Fed.


Will they be offering VERA next year??? I'm ready to get off this crazy train.


Me too. VERA please
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 21:52     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
man, can't believe i'm setting an alarm for the first time in a month. no more doom scrolling until 2am, i guess.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 20:49     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:wow this makes it look like trump is re-opening the govt


technically, by signing the bill, he is.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 20:35     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
wow this makes it look like trump is re-opening the govt
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 20:31     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The letters we got for furlough gives us 4 business hours. So if it’s signed at 11 PM, and our normal workday starts at 8 AM, we have until noon to arrive at work.


That’s not how it works. If they sign tonight, just go to work in the morning. The four hours is if he signs at 8 am


Agreed. Be at work on time tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 20:24     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
The signing is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. Sorry.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 19:16     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:The letters we got for furlough gives us 4 business hours. So if it’s signed at 11 PM, and our normal workday starts at 8 AM, we have until noon to arrive at work.


That’s not how it works. If they sign tonight, just go to work in the morning. The four hours is if he signs at 8 am
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 19:13     Subject: Reopen on Thursday or Friday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HHS sent out an email stating that staff “must report to their official duty station Thursday, Nov 13 if the bill is signed into law tonight or tomorrow morning.”


Did they send it to the government email addresses? Because that's what happened in another Department.


It is OK to check government email for purposes of seeing if the government has reopened. It is OK for the government to ask you to do that. That is not an issue.