the_orig_princess t1_je4br5v wrote
Reply to comment by jhonnymazed9 in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
All CA state workers experienced a furlough of about 10% during Covid. We never saw that money back even after the large surplus.
cagewilly t1_je4eght wrote
How could they reimburse you for time you didn't work?
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squats_and_sugars t1_je4ri1f wrote
I'd add on that calling what they did to you, it's kind of bullshit to call it a "furlough" because you worked the whole time. That's just a paycut. I've had legit furloughs in work when there wasn't enough production work to pay the bills so we didn't work for 2 weeks, didn't get paid for two weeks (most of us picked up a temp job during that time).
For the federal government, it's complex. If you're "essential" you work, and eventually get paid, when the shutdown is over. If you're not marked essential, you don't work, and you (as a result of the 2018-2019 shitshow) do get back pay too as well.
horseydeucey t1_je4z04v wrote
This is correct, however I would add that more and more members of Congress are making waves about not retroactively paying the feds Congress has forced to not work during shutdowns Congress has created.
Many (most?) feds are salaried. Politically-motivated government shutdowns further erode the viability of a stable and educated federal workforce - something, I suspect, some in Congress actually want.
Jestdrum t1_je7f7vd wrote
We got an extra two paid days off per month for it though. I'm sure it was hard on lots of people, but it totally counts as a furlough.
1clovett t1_je4t3cd wrote
Whatever. Lots of people took pay cuts during covid because sales were way off. I took a pay cut and then later lost that job. How many state workers lost their jobs?
mmnuc3 t1_je4x5qe wrote
Hey everybody. Look at this guy. He lost his job. Therefore everybody else should have to take pay cuts and or lose their jobs as well. And they definitely can't complain about the pay cuts. Because he has it worse off. Everybody knows this is a huge competition. If he doesn't get paid nobody can be paid.
We all have to fight each other to the death. Or something like that. Just don't look up at the robber barons. They don't want you to see what's going on at the table. Make sure the masses are fighting down on the floor.
srentiln t1_je56nph wrote
A higher level of suffering for one person does not invalidate the suffering of another person.
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