“What do you think “furlough” means?”
It means “the gubmint is shut down, so let’s go home whining about how there will be no paycheck... oh, wait, there will be paycheck, silly me! It is practically a paid vacation.”
FURLOUGH—The placement of an employee in a temporary nonpay status and nonduty status (or absence from duty) because of lack of work or funds, or for other nondisciplinary reasons.