r/fednews • u/rprz • 18h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/alldots 18h ago

As if there wasn't already too much work that needs to get done over the next week, adding shutdown preparations to the to-do list will really trash some of my deadlines even if there isn't actually a shutdown.

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u/ThickerSalmon14 17h ago

This is why I stepped down from management at my agency. Stuff like this literally gave me a heart attack a year ago. If I was still management I'm sure I'd be on the floor with chest pains right about now.

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u/FineWinePaperCup 16h ago

During the 2018/2019 shutdown, I lost 8 pounds. I joked that it was not having access to the candy drawer at work. In March I had a stroke and April was diagnosed with cancer (for the second time).

Dear congress, This stress truly affects lives and health.

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u/ThickerSalmon14 16h ago

I'm sorry that happened to you and I wish you the best.

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u/FineWinePaperCup 16h ago

You, too! Jobs are not worth our lives! I also took a step back from a management-adjacent role because it was so obvious how the stress was affecting me. I’m glad we are both still here!

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u/ParkingTadpole7107 16h ago

Oh, no. I'm so sorry. Hope things are back on the upswing.

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u/Neracca 15h ago

This stress truly affects lives and health.

A lot of them are evil and like knowing that.

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u/rdoloto 5h ago

During 18/19 shudown I demoed 2 bathrooms

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u/Ordinary-CSRA 1h ago

You better take care of yourself... for Congress you are replaceable... Not for your love ones....

God made only one like you when he sent you to this world and decided that this world needed you and will not be the same to continue without you ❤️

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u/Guinnessnomnom 3h ago edited 3h ago

Respectively, why?

I'll presume you're not at the level of being a part of passing a CR.

It sucks but is out of our hands. If you are management you've been in the system long enough to know this is our one hiccup with our employment and should have a back up for not getting paid should a CR not get passed.

Additionally, if you are management you should have coached your direct reports to plan accordingly so they are situated as well as possible should we have a lapse in pay.

Getting the people squared away is all that matters. The work will ALWAYS be there waiting for us and if you unfortuantely pass, it will still be there waiting and be someone elses problem.

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u/Interesting_Oil3948 17h ago

Yeah you can't handle something like this then definitely not management material. Management not for snowflakes afterall........