Even if they don't get paid they're still overpaid compared to private sector.

Jan 15, 2019
11:59:23am

jvquarterback Walk-on

At least for the ten weeks.

Furloughed Federal Employees are Still Paid More Than You | Ryan McMaken

Whether its CNBC, or The New York Times, or NPR, the mainstream media is clearly committed to using the current partial government shutdown to portray federal workers as beleaguered victims of the American political system.

https://mises.org/wire/furloughed-federal-employees-are-still-paid-more-you

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Guy who sits next to me is going on 5 months with no work

4th and Niner

1/15/19 8:51am

Why would the company hire him to just watch tv?

TNT

1/15/19 8:53am

They needed a pinball expert and he was the first available one

4th and Niner

1/15/19 9:00am

Sounds like some projects out at the INL site

Mathew

1/15/19 8:55am

Lol. I used to be a contractor out there and had another situation like that.

mudpupper

1/15/19 8:59am

The ward I go to has a lot of INL employees. I know of two guys

Mathew

1/15/19 9:36am

It is so obnoxious to hear about these guys.

RexIdaCoug

1/15/19 9:55am

Yep

Mathew

1/15/19 10:10am

My company ran into a situation like that several years ago.

mudpupper

1/15/19 8:56am

Better than working for the government and not getting paid at all

pink22

1/15/19 8:56am

Well, working for the government is a stretch. They just aren’t getting paid

bluecougar1985

1/15/19 9:07am

Oh, they get paid.... after the budget is approved. Reimbursed for hours not

Benfica1

1/15/19 9:41am

I'd rather sit at a job doing nothing and get paid than work and not have any

pink22

1/15/19 10:05am

They’ll get paid as soon as Chuck and Nancy decide to pay them.

bluecougar1985

1/15/19 10:43am

Talk to congress. Oh, I'd rather do something AND get paid. They will get paid

Benfica1

1/15/19 11:39am

Someday. Hopefully.

pink22

1/15/19 11:44am

Even if they don't get paid they're still overpaid compared to private sector.

jvquarterback

1/15/19 11:59am

Maybe he could volunteer at the TSA.

kccougar

1/15/19 9:02am

Happens to people waiting for a security clearance

LaserCoug

1/15/19 9:04am

Quite common in that situation

CougarThug

1/15/19 9:05am

As a veteran who has recently (~3 years) transitioned from the service, I

TheLoneCougar

1/15/19 9:26am

I would be looking for opportunities for professional training to attend or I..

BYU Grounds

1/15/19 9:35am

This brings up an interesting question. What would you do in his shoes?

Y2k

1/15/19 9:49am

I'd do a bunch of classes on the Skillshare site or something like that

BYUfan92

1/15/19 10:10am

I’d probably watch Lost since I’ve never seen it

4th and Niner

1/15/19 10:14am

Introduce him to Cougarboard

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