Have relatives working for DOD. Its all BS. They welcome the coming paid vacation. They know they will get to stay home and eventually, like last time they were furloughed, they will be paid for their time off.
Its the same for the “no raises” lie. Instead of raises they now get ever increasing “bonuses” each year. Eventually they will get raises again but the precedent of the end of the year bonus is now set so they will get both.
Its all kabuki theater. They are already on expedia.com planning what to do with a possible coming paid vacation and have already bought a boat with their “I don’t get raises so instead I get a bonus” bonus.
that is what savings are for, vacations and boats and paying the bills if your pay is cut 20%
lucky your relatives have savings to enjoy a furlough, many do not...they must have done one helluva job last year to get a significant bonus.
Our experience for last year of constant overtime drudgery and govt travel impacting almost half our weekends (not a 9-5 job here) was a continued pay freeze, a $1000 bonus -$700 after taxes - and an $800 hike in MEDICARE premiums and starting 1 Feb, a hike of over $600 a year in monthly prescription copays
yeah yeah, I know, stop whining or quit ... just wanted to set the record straight on being overpaid via “bonuses”
The bonuses are not that much anymore. $400 or so and that depends on if you get a good eval for the year. $400 is not a raise by any stretch its is one time for the entire year. A “raise” in the civilian services is usually cost of living adjustments and this is across the board. There are also Time In Grade raises which is around 2% of your salary.
I don’t know where your family members work or their pay grade but that story about bonuses is inaccurate. The supervisors control the bonuses but they can give you time off instead of money. Not everyone gets a bonus.
You are clueless. How would you feel being told to take a 20 percent pay cut.