[robowombat]

As they are appear to be all female I would guess these are lower graded GS-4/5/7’s that are clericals. DC area is a high cost of living one and many lower level clerical people in fedgov. banks, IT, and service contractors literally live from one check to the next with no chance of building a rainy day cushion.

[dsm69]

Why don’t they just get a low or no interest paycheck loan from a bank or credit union to tide them over till they get paid? Many banks and credit unions ARE offering low or no interest payday loans to FedGov workers affected by the shutdown - all they need to do is bring their paystub with them showing how much their take home pay is!

We did it back in 1995 during that shutdown!