I've been furloughed 4 times, been back paid every time. Did the check come on a regularly scheduled payday? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. In 2013 we were furloughed for 17 days. One check I got for 1 week the next check I got paid for 1 week and the furlough period landed a week each for the 2 pay periods. The next paycheck I was made whole. Minus a few buck because taxes were calculated different. I don't understand any fed that says they werent paid cause they should have been.

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Posted by ScottieP

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Feb 2004

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Posted on 12/22/18 at 10:58 pm to ScottieP

So here is the real kicker that should get tax payer pissed.

I'm scheduled for leave from Dec 24-Jan 2. I'm not working those days regardless of the shutdown or not. If the government was open I would have to use 40 hours of my annual leave.

Since the government is shutdown all annual leave is revoked. We are furloughed. But I'm still off for that same period.

We will get back paid once the shutdown is over.

So basically I get paid to stay home for 2 weeks and then when the shutdown is over I'll have to use that 40 hours or risk losing it. So I'll have to take another week off of paid vacation. over half my office is in the same situation.

Don't believe everything you see on TV about feds suffering. I'm loving it!!

BTW.. I would love nothing more then for the government to stay open. My office not working only makes for a shite storm of work once we get back. Its not worth it. Let us do our jobs. We actually do some pretty important stuff that really does need to get done.

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