Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:47     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Prepare for this??? REALLY? Some of the pompous attitudes and comments are tone deaf....so great you have $1M in the bank.... what happens when that runs out? Do YOU want someone to tell you that you should have "prepared" for it? SMH
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:27     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Ask to take furlough leave. My office has been granting all requests.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:24     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:OP here. And l am again sipping coffee dreading going into another day in the office without pay. I'm the only civilian - all other are military. Morale for me is below 0.


Which supervisor annoys you most? Maybe there is some small way to make their life a bit more miserable today (or in the future).
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:15     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
OP, it sucks, but this admin is looking for excuses to fire people. If you need your job, go in.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:07     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reneging and litigation should be worrying. Who knows how long people will wait after shutdown is over to get their back pay?


All this talk makes me think it is worth filing for unemployment and dealing with paying it back if/when we get paid.


Depends on which state you live in if you can actually do this.



Yes, I know people who have already done this. I think it’s smart. Pay it back later if/when people get back pay.
You can file if you work in DC, VA or MD, so your snarky caveat does not apply to me or the DCUM audience.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 06:54     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
OP here. And l am again sipping coffee dreading going into another day in the office without pay. I'm the only civilian - all other are military. Morale for me is below 0.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:07     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:My 14th amendment rights are being violated by working without pay right now. I’m a slave to the US government, literally.


Drama queen.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 14:06     Subject: Re:Excepted - No Desire to Work
I’m a slave to the US government, literally.


Wrong. You are totally free to take a new job. If you choose to work for free in hopes of future payment, that is your own decision.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 13:34     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
My 14th amendment rights are being violated by working without pay right now. I’m a slave to the US government, literally.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 22:26     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
I’m one of a small handful of exempt workers at my agency - everyone (furloughed or not.) was instructed to fill out time cards through the end of Sept and leave the rest blank. We are manually keeping track of hours spent on our special project to code it correctly when government reopens
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 22:01     Subject: Re:Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:
I do ponder whether it is constitutional to force civilians to work without pay?


No one is forcing anyone to do anything. You can work for free in hopes of getting paid in the future, or you can quit and get a new job. It's a sucky situation, but you have options.


Agree. And while the current administration is purely awful and evil, the above has always been true. It isnt new that federal employees are subject to shutdowns. You could have prepared for this. And you can even now quit if it doesn't align with your career needs.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 17:28     Subject: Re:Excepted - No Desire to Work
I do ponder whether it is constitutional to force civilians to work without pay?


No one is forcing anyone to do anything. You can work for free in hopes of getting paid in the future, or you can quit and get a new job. It's a sucky situation, but you have options.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 17:23     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am an excepted DoD employee. I should be heading out the door in 30 minutes to work, instead I am drinking coffee and posting here. I do ponder whether it is constitutional to force civilians to work without pay?


To clarify, you are a DoW employee, not a DoD employee. Get your facts straight.


Legally still DoD. DoW is for the MAGA morons.


Legally it is the DoD, but the Department identifies as the DoW. Stop deadnaming the DoW.


Just cause mommy married a drunk pedophile, doesn’t mean the kids need to change their name to his.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 17:10     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am an excepted DoD employee. I should be heading out the door in 30 minutes to work, instead I am drinking coffee and posting here. I do ponder whether it is constitutional to force civilians to work without pay?


To clarify, you are a DoW employee, not a DoD employee. Get your facts straight.


Legally still DoD. DoW is for the MAGA morons.


Legally it is the DoD, but the Department identifies as the DoW. Stop deadnaming the DoW.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 17:10     Subject: Excepted - No Desire to Work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reneging and litigation should be worrying. Who knows how long people will wait after shutdown is over to get their back pay?


All this talk makes me think it is worth filing for unemployment and dealing with paying it back if/when we get paid.


Depends on which state you live in if you can actually do this.


You can file if you work in DC, VA or MD, so your snarky caveat does not apply to me or the DCUM audience.