If you are non-essential, hope they take you back after this all blows over.
Oh. And enjoy your days off; I guarantee you’ll be paid for the days you didn’t work. That’s what happened last time.
I retired last week and joined a private firm, so I’m not affected by any shutdown. I do remember the 95-96 shutdown. It’s true we all got reimbursed for lost pay, but there was a lot of mental stress during the shutdown period.