[mountainlion]

Shut down more of the guberment. I have been involved in all the shutdowns except the last 11 years and have fared ok. I did not get any of the free vacation time as I was essential personnel but things went well.

[Hot Tabasco]

I spent almost 35 years in a tier 1 stamping plant supplier to the auto industry here in Detroit. Having an HR position, I was never laid off.

That was not the case for our hourly production workers who suffered thru the Carter years with unannounced temporary layoffs and indefinite layoffs. During those years, there was not one report of government workers losing their jobs or getting laid off......

While laid off, our guys had to rely on unemployment benefits, unlike the government workers who will receive full pay for their time off once they return to work.

What ever happened to layoff benefits or are these government workers not considered laid off and instead on paid vacation?