Looming Government Shutdown (again)

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

So the situation can be in three weeks+, that she is forced to deliver the kid alone in a foreign country - unable to speak the language - while his leave is cancelled and he is forced to work without pay. You don't see that in the private sector. Ironically, he could take time off without pay for e.g. flu, but being there for the birth of your child during shutdown is unacceptable.

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Interesting. Hope it works out okay. $10 says NO ONE will shame her for not speaking the language of a country in which she's living.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Interesting. Hope it works out okay. $10 says NO ONE will shame her for not speaking the language of a country in which she's living.

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I, for one, won't be shaming her or anyone else who is in the country because their job put them there.

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

As compared to? Not looking to debate, just curios what one deems more important than another.

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I feel it's a very important one because it signifies diplomacy and the creation of our nation (as it was a gift to the US from France, who helped us win our independence from Britain). Also it has signified hope for generations of immigrants who came here to prosper, escaping dull, meaningless lives from Europe.

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

Here's another catch 22 for this shutdowns that would NEVER affect a private sector worker.

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On the flip side, federal government workers generally also don't have to worry about their employer going bankrupt or "downsizing" their job out of existence.

Lots of people who lost their jobs during the 2007 - 2010 recession would love to have had that kind of job security. So it's a tradeoff.

Per your last line -- that's for contractors right? I wasn't aware .civ had to reapply.

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Per your last line -- that's for contractors right? I wasn't aware .civ had to reapply.

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Some Federal jobs are temporary. You see that in the descriptions at USAJobs - it will say something like "temporary appointment not to exceed 2 years" or something similar.

I believe it has to do with whether or not Congress appropriates the $$ to keep the job funded.

Full disclosure: I've been a federal (GS) employee since 2006. ;)

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It's my sincere hope, then, that as a contractor I can be more like Ron and less like Tom.