My husband and I used to both work for the government and without exception, EVERY person who was consistently working voluntary overtime and whining about it was a time waster. They were the people who took multiple coffee or smoke breaks, took hour plus lunches, and sat around in each other's offices shooting the shit for hours a day.

Uh, no.

We get at best a couple hours early release at Xmas.

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that the American taxpayers are picking up the tab for your early dismissal. So while we are working our buts off, the deficit is growing larger and you are getting additional paid time off. Really?

Well my agency granted 59 early dismissal but I put in an 11 hour day. And come to think of it I routinely put in 10-11 hour days and I DO NOT GET PAID for it. Does that make you feel any better? For those who take off early I (and many other feds) make up for your loss in tax dollars by working 50-60 hour weeks ALL OF THE TIME and do not get overtime pay, a bonus, or even much of a raise.

Yeah, I work in the private sector, work 10 - 11 hour days all the time (and do not get on DCUM / surf the net while working) and do not get paid for it, either. No bonuses and our firm has only provided cost of living raises once in the last three years (news flash - we're in a recession. Be thankful you have a job). Most of us in the private sector don't get Columbus Day off ....

And what with all these feds posting about extra time off before every holiday??!! Isn't a paid holiday sufficient? You need MORE time off - then USE YOUR F-ING LEAVE!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that the American taxpayers are picking up the tab for your early dismissal. So while we are working our buts off, the deficit is growing larger and you are getting additional paid time off. Really?

Well my agency granted 59 early dismissal but I put in an 11 hour day. And come to think of it I routinely put in 10-11 hour days and I DO NOT GET PAID for it. Does that make you feel any better? For those who take off early I (and many other feds) make up for your loss in tax dollars by working 50-60 hour weeks ALL OF THE TIME and do not get overtime pay, a bonus, or even much of a raise.

Maybe you're having to work 10-11 hour days because you're spending time jacking around on the Internet when you should be working.

Yes, there are those folks as well. They like to feel like one of the working gang even when they are not.

No but they gave me Monday off

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Anonymous wrote:To those of you whining about your taxpayer dollars . . . if I actually put on my timesheet all the hours I work each week, I'd be getting paid a heck of a lot more. To the tune of 20 hours overtime per pay period. Would you prefer we start doing that, asshole?

Agreed, no overtime and I work 50-60 hours a week. Maybe the whinny American tax payers should start paying for that. Lets treat the fed like a big business I'm ALL for it.

The big business employees that you would probably be equivalent to are going to be salaried employees who don't get overtime either. I work for a consulting company and I regularly put in extra hours to make sure the clients needs are met. And since they ate federal govt organizations, if they close early we can't charge for those hours. So its make up the time or take leave.