Shutdowns always keep employees who perform ““essential government services”. I’d like to call for a 4 year shutdown where the government only provides essential services. Why do pay for non-essential services when we owe $20 trillion in the first place?
And no backpay when the shutdown is over. Sorry for those employees, but if you aren’t performing an “essential government service” it’s time to find another job.
No one on this board seems to understand what essential employees means, which is not surprising since it is not at all what you would assume.
Each Agency has some discretion in defining who is essential. It is NOT just firemen and cops, otherwise why are 60-70% "essential". As an example let's look at DoD-- if an employee is executing RDT&E reimbursable funds such that execution of those funds before the end of the FY is at risk due to shutdown, he is considered essential. OTOH, an employee being paid to do "core mission" tasks would not be. What does this mean? If the Stryker combat vehicle program office is paying me to analyze different cannon designs for a modernization effort, I am essential. If I am doing the exact same analysis, but it is not paid for directly by the Stryker project office, but is instead directly allocated from mission I am non-essential.
yes! :)
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Govt Shutdown Essential services LOL