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0 pointsthaumasiotes8y ago0 comments

> For everybody else, a shutdown means you stop working right away.

This is not correct; for many a shutdown means you keep working entirely as normal on the understanding that when things are resolved, you'll get paid retroactively.

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mikeash8y ago

You’re right, I forgot to mention that people deemed “essential” in any agency keep on working anyway.

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0 pointsthaumasiotes8y ago0 comments

> For everybody else, a shutdown means you stop working right away.

This is not correct; for many a shutdown means you keep working entirely as normal on the understanding that when things are resolved, you'll get paid retroactively.

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mikeash8y ago

You’re right, I forgot to mention that people deemed “essential” in any agency keep on working anyway.

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