Quote Originally Posted by TheGrey View Post
All I see there is a whole lot of "legislation introduced" and "should get back pay." I'll believe it if and when the check clears the bank.

For those of you who are assuring everyone that back pay will be reimbursed, I point you to Hoser's post. He did NOT receive back pay for 2013's furlough.

You're no dark horse, Clodhopper. A dark horse is defined as "a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds." The only part of that definition that fits you is "about whom little is known." You proffered your point of view. Your view happened to not only be unpopular, but was filled with incorrect assumptions and projected a very cavalier assumption- if, in fact, you were ever in a situation such as a furlough. Was your smug statement "coldhearted'? Poor you, surrounded by people burdened with patriotic "feelz" and the inability to recognize your obviously superior arguments. Thank GOODNESS you were able to shed light on our problem: we wouldn't be furloughed if we weren't government workers. Of course! Why, it really is all our fault that we out ourselves in this position.


You are SO RIGHT.
Guess I should have said "Black sheep". Thanks for setting me straight.

And yeah, I have weathered more than one furlough. Course I didn't get the back pay. But like you and everyone else, I have the option to find a new job. As a result of one of those furloughs, I did.

Cavalier? really? whatever.

I retract my initial statements about the concept being unfair to the govt workers who are subject to the situation. Grey has cleared up my opinion that govt workers don't appreciate how good they have it and expect special treatment. It is clear that they could care less about the issues others may have experienced in life and are only concerned with the tribulations of their own lives regardless how inconsequential they may be. I stand with Mazin.

[shakes head at ridiculous state of affairs and wanders off to more important matters]