Government Shutdown

[Rage Against the McKee]

80% of government employees were still expected to go to work. The other 20% they should probably lay off anyway.

Well, it's not quite that simple.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/slate_labs/2013/10/federal_government_shutdown_agencies_with_the_most_furloughs.html

[Cartierfor3]

80% of government employees were still expected to go to work. The other 20% they should probably lay off anyway.

Well, it's not quite that simple.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/slate_labs/2013/10/federal_government_shutdown_agencies_with_the_most_furloughs.html

meh. ballpark

[sys]

i've been a registered 'pub for 9 of the last 10 years, but i can't see myself voting for one, for any national office for the foreseeable future.  they're rough ridin' children.

[star seed 7]

i've been a registered 'pub for 9 of the last 10 years, but i can't see myself voting for one, for any national office for the foreseeable future.  they're rough ridin' children.

Sys just hasn't had that good pussy like the pubs.  Stop demeaning them as white men.

[p1k3]

everyone survive with out the government yesterday?

[Dr Rick Daris]

Is it bad that I feel almost completely detached from all of this shut down stuff?  I know that all of this stuff effects me, but whatever happens in the government doesn't really seem to make a difference in my life, or really too many people that I know, outside of them bitching about politics.

it's not bad. it just means that you are like most people. if you were felix though and you can't use your sick or annual leave now and you just had a kid, then it would probably be a big deal to you. or if you are the primary wage earner in your family and you got sent home yesterday with no idea when you might be able to go back to work and start making money again, then it would probably be a big deal to you as well. you'd probably have an opinion and feeling about stuff then. but you aren't and you don't know a lot of people that are, so it's not a big deal to you. normal.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Pretty amazing that the democrats can elect extreme left wingers like Pelosi as their party leaders, then call the republicans extremists and get away with it.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Must suck to be a federal employee, knowing that if you can last you're first year of employment you are set up with above average pay and incredible benefits for the rest of your life.  But these two weeks without pay every 17 years really makes the rest of the country feel for you guys.

GMAFB you assclown

[Rage Against the McKee]

Must suck to be a federal employee, knowing that if you can last you're first year of employment you are set up with above average pay and incredible benefits for the rest of your life.  But these two weeks without pay every 17 years really makes the rest of the country feel for you guys.

GMAFB you assclown

If you find yourself envying the salary of a federal employee, then it's probably time to move on and get a better job.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Must suck to be a federal employee, knowing that if you can last you're first year of employment you are set up with above average pay and incredible benefits for the rest of your life.  But these two weeks without pay every 17 years really makes the rest of the country feel for you guys.

GMAFB you assclown

so you aren't a federal employee either? got it. i never would've guessed. also, it's your not you're.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Boohoo, I don't get paid for two weeks out of my 30 year meaningless career that affords me above average salary, exceptional benefits and a fixed 830 to 5 job with 10 paid holidays.  Oh yeah, I can't get fired absent some atrocious behavior after my one year probationary period.  But feel sorry for me, pleeeeeaaase!

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Must suck to be a federal employee, knowing that if you can last you're first year of employment you are set up with above average pay and incredible benefits for the rest of your life.  But these two weeks without pay every 17 years really makes the rest of the country feel for you guys.

GMAFB you assclown

If you find yourself envying the salary of a federal employee, then it's probably time to move on and get a better job.

Who are you offering this advice to?

[sonofdaxjones]

Someone I know Federal Gov't Job as a middle manager at Federal Agency:

Salary:  $102K (Plus regular cash bonuses)

PTO:  Tons

Work week:  Flex Time 4-10 Hour Days and 3 day weekends, including 2 of the 4 days "working" at home.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Someone I know Federal Gov't Job as a middle manager at Federal Agency:

Salary:  $102K (Plus regular cash bonuses)

PTO:  Tons

Work week:  Flex Time 4-10 Hour Days and 3 day weekends, including 2 of the 4 days "working" at home.

I guess I just don't see your point. This doesn't seem outrageous at all.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

When I worked for the fed I got a paid day off work because a president from before I was born died.  If I put 6% into my 401k they matched 10% of my inflated salary, plus an annual bonus.  I got 39 days paid vacation.  I was supposed to work 40 hours a week but was only assigned enough stuff to do to keep me busy ~20.  My health insurance was free with a $250 deducable and no copay.

Also, I was "essential" so this bullshit would have had no effect on my life.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Someone I know Federal Gov't Job as a middle manager at Federal Agency:

Salary:  $102K (Plus regular cash bonuses)

PTO:  Tons

Work week:  Flex Time 4-10 Hour Days and 3 day weekends, including 2 of the 4 days "working" at home.

good for him. sounds like an ok gig. the guy who lives across the street from me is pharma sales guy. hardly ever works, small territory, good drug, always at home, car paid for, three kids, wife does not work, lives in 350-400k house. it's also a pretty decent job and he's a great guy. i'm happy for him.

and yes to what nk said, if you find yourself complaining about how much federal employees get paid or how much time off they have or whatever then my goodness it's time to start looking for a different job.

[puniraptor]

The Fed or the federal government?

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Pharma guy can get fired, and typically the bottom 50% of the sales force get laid off.

Pharma sales is an aristocracy for doctors' children, fwiw.  You can thank the federal govt. in large part for their bloated pay.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Back to the point at hand, I think it's hilarious that the Dems closed down the monuments in DC with those fences and SHUTDOWN signs, and the WWII vets said "eff that, you're not using our monument as a prop for your phony shutdown" and stormed the barricade. That's why they're the greatest generation.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Pharma guy can get fired, and typically the bottom 50% of the sales force get laid off.

Pharma sales is an aristocracy for doctors' children, fwiw.  You can thank the federal govt. in large part for their bloated pay.

well i mean i don't really think any of that is true, but then again i don't really care. i like the guy and i want him to do well, just the same as i like pretty much every human and want them to also do well. but then again, i also make enough money of my own and have a good enough life that it doesn't anger me to see other people succeeding and happy. 

[puniraptor]

Back to the point at hand, I think it's hilarious that the Dems closed down the monuments in DC with those fences and SHUTDOWN signs, and the WWII vets said "eff that, you're not using our monument as a prop for your phony shutdown" and stormed the barricade. That's why they're the greatest generation.

Yeah fences and guards cost money. Political clownshowery.

[steve dave]

this gov. shutdown really has k-s-u whipping ass in these threads

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

And if you wondering what the point is,

This thread is about defunding a law that has caused millions of people to work reduced hours and lose employer provided  healthcare coverage all so some neophyte can claim he accomplished something I during his trite and meaningless presidency.

So complaining about not working for no pay for a couple weeks looks pretty fuckimg insensitive when you consider the unemployment/ underemployment in this country in large part caused by obamacare.


SHUT UP

[Rage Against the McKee]

And if you wondering what the point is,

This thread is about defunding a law that has caused millions of people to work reduced hours and lose employer provided  healthcare coverage all so some neophyte can claim he accomplished something I during his trite and meaningless presidency.

So complaining about not working for no pay for a couple weeks looks pretty fuckimg insensitive when you consider the unemployment/ underemployment in this country in large part caused by obamacare.


SHUT UP

Just how much funding has Obamacare lost because of this power move? Can we just expect it to go away now?

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

threads like this one make me feel a lot better when i do something stupid. like, oh, maybe you shouldnt have microwaved that fork this morning. oh well, at least im not rough ridin' fake sugar dick calling people libtards. #soblessed