@MFJohnston wrote:
Slow pay is better than no pay. If families are on the edge, every dollar counts - even if it takes 60 days to arrive....
@kenasch wrote:
@MFJohnston wrote:
Slow pay is better than no pay. If families are on the edge, every dollar counts - even if it takes 60 days to arrive....
In every shutdown in the past, federal employees are always eventually paid, even if they were furloughed and didn’t actually work during the time of the shutdown. So the problem they now face is cash flow and I don’t see mystery shopping helping them with that. Spending money at 5 Guys and waiting a month or more for reimbursement is not a good option for them. Also I hope the scammers don’t seek them out.
@MFJohnston wrote:
I agree that immediate cash flow is a problem and know that many will be getting paid "eventually." However, those that are furloughed will simply not paid for the time they don't work
@MFJohnston wrote:
As I said above, in past government shutdowns all furloughed workers have been paid, even for the time they didn’t work. It takes congressional action but I don’t think this time it will be any different. Too many votes at stake.
@chris34114 wrote:
[www.washingtonpost.com]
From the article:
"To get by without pay, consider holding a garage sale, babysitting, dog-walking or serving as a 'mystery shopper.'"
@tstewart3 wrote:
@chris34114 wrote:
[www.washingtonpost.com]
From the article:
"To get by without pay, consider holding a garage sale, babysitting, dog-walking or serving as a 'mystery shopper.'"
Or maybe planned for it since it happened 22 times since 1976. Non Federal workers have to plan for periods of unemployment by having at least 3 months expenses in savings--why are these employees different? This issue of the border wall is important and the snark is offensive to people like me who have had a family member murdered by an illegal.
Exactly. These are not minimum wage part-time employees. Too much whining .... I am a government employee. My co-workers are always crying poor. It’s pathetic.@tstewart3 wrote:
Or maybe planned for it since it happened 22 times since 1976. Non Federal workers have to plan for periods of unemployment by having at least 3 months expenses in savings--why are these employees different?
@tstewart3 wrote:
This issue of the border wall is important and the snark is offensive to people like me who have had a family member murdered by an illegal.
@ceasesmith wrote:
Most of the Coasties I know personally live in base housing. So their garage sales would be for their neighbors, who also have no money.
I am sorry for your loss, stewart. You're right about planning for unemployment, whether it's expected or not. Everyone who is able ought to have some sort of stockpile, even if it's rice and beans. We never know what the future holds.@tstewart3 wrote:
Non Federal workers have to plan for periods of unemployment by having at least 3 months expenses in savings--why are these employees different?
@iShop123 wrote:
I am sorry for your loss, stewart. You're right about planning for unemployment, whether it's expected or not. Everyone who is able ought to have some sort of stockpile, even if it's rice and beans. We never know what the future holds.@tstewart3 wrote:
Non Federal workers have to plan for periods of unemployment by having at least 3 months expenses in savings--why are these employees different?
My neighbors have TEN YEARS' worth in their garage -- yes, ten years. It looks like the back room of a grocery store. I have a long way to go for that, but we're working on it.
@tstewart3 wrote:
This issue of the border wall is important and the snark is offensive to people like me who have had a family member murdered by an illegal.
@SoCalMama wrote:
@iShop123 wrote:
I am sorry for your loss, stewart. You're right about planning for unemployment, whether it's expected or not. Everyone who is able ought to have some sort of stockpile, even if it's rice and beans. We never know what the future holds.@tstewart3 wrote:
Non Federal workers have to plan for periods of unemployment by having at least 3 months expenses in savings--why are these employees different?
My neighbors have TEN YEARS' worth in their garage -- yes, ten years. It looks like the back room of a grocery store. I have a long way to go for that, but we're working on it.
That's a FIFO nightmare.
I have about 3 months worth for a family of four, just because I have a huge walk-in pantry.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
Back to the mystery shopping aspect of the opening post: Are Coast Guard personnel or their family members already working as mystery shoppers in their free time? For some reason, I think that service members and/or their family members are eligible and welcome to complete shops.
@NinS wrote:
I've deleted my political rant as this is indeed not the appropriate forum for it. But it is on topic to say that it is sad that some are so unsympathetic to hard working federal employees/contractors who haven't saved what some deem to be the appropriate sum "because government shutdowns have happened before" without knowing those employees' personal circumstances. MSC bankruptcies have happened before too -- are the shoppers who were financially impacted by them also at fault for not saving enough to offset being out their expenses and pay?