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elleng

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1. Doesn't exactly work that way.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:41 PM

Dec 2012

'Reductions in force' (RiF) take a while to process, and fed. employees receive compensation for a period. I know; it happened to me.

'Unpaid days off' a bit easier than RiF to implement, probably.

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Federal workers feel unease over potential layoffs, furloughs unleashed by ‘fiscal cliff’ [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Doesn't exactly work that way. elleng Dec 2012 #1

Part of the problem is that nobody knows what budgets are going to be affected. Igel Dec 2012 #3

I was a federal employee back when Newtie was the Speaker LibGranny Dec 2012 #2

K&R midnight Dec 2012 #4