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A FReeper was voicing his concerns over losing 1 day a week from work. Most replies were  - shall we say - not too sympathetic.

 

Looks like the Sequester Is Going to Happen (Update from Federal Worker)
N/A | 2/27/2013 | Ducttape45
 

Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:26:14 PM by ducttape45

Elections have consequences.

I won't say what military base I work at,but today my office was briefed about the impending sequestration. There were a few interesting points to come out of the meeting.

1. You have to take at least 8 hours a week LWOP (leave without pay). You cannot use sick or annual leave on those days off. You cannot take more then 30 hours a week because then you'd be able to apply for unemployment and the federal government is ensuring we can't utilize that avenue to supplement our income. So they take us but prevent us from taking from them. Smart.....

2. No more credit time, comp time, or overtime. If, in the performance of your job you're responsible for monitoring contractors, those contractors have to leave or you leave them unsupervised. Just imagine the legal entanglements that are soon to arise.

3. We have to take 176 hours, or 22 days, off with no pay (which we will NOT get back for all you who have been saying otherwise) between April 25 and September 22. If the sequester lasts longer and we end up taking more than 30 days of sequester then mandatory RIFs will take place and people will start losing their jobs.

That's the news as I have it now. I'll post more as it comes available. I'm going to bed, I can hardly keep my eyes open but I had to post this for all to see.

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[EQAndyBuzz]

Someone correct me if I am wrong here, but isn’t their benefits, pay and retirement packages better than the commercial sector?

Feel bad that they have to take a cut. However, I still do not understand why they are taking a cut when al that is being cut is future growth.

[kevao]

A lot of private-sector folks weren’t given the luxury of a pay cut or a one-day-per-week furlough. They were simply shown the door....

[Redleg Duke]

That is what I heard from the Govies at the base where I am a contractor.

I understand that the Union Pukes are really up in arms because they cannot take all of the days off together so they can collect unemployment. Boo...Friggin'...Hoo!