Thursday, October 10, 2013

Before you Break out the Kleenex over Government Workers being Shutout of their Jobs...

...Read this:
"The U.S. House has passed a bill that would provide retroactive pay to furloughed employees, and the Senate is expected to go along..."
Lisa Jenkins is passionate about her efforts to rehabilitate a rural Virginia home and convert it to a bed and breakfast. 
Jenkins has plenty of time for that mission, since she is one more than half a million federal employees furloughed since the budget impasse hit the wall Oct. 1. Many of those idled workers are taking on home projects, looking for part-time work or just enjoying their free time until political Washington returns them to their jobs.
Jenkins, 54, says she loves her work in IT for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the resident of McLean, Va., in suburban Washington says the Mountain Home project in Front Royal, Va., is keeping her busy. 
"The house is dilapidated, but we are fixing it up," says Jenkins, a 23-year EPA veteran. "A lot of scraping, caulking and painting. The B&B is our retirement plan." 
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Some furloughed workers are taking advantage of the time off for recreational activities. Vantage Fitness in the Washington suburb of Falls Church, Va., saw an increase in members using the gym during the daytime hours last week, says General Manager Lisa Hublitz. The gym also has launched a promotion where furloughed federal employees can get a free one-week guest pass to try the gym out. 
In Davie, Fla., Davie Golf and Country Club general manager Danny Boswell says four furloughed workers hit his links early Monday, lured by a half-price offer for furloughed workers.
Judy Pedersen, public information officer for the Fairfax County Parks Authority outside Washington, says last week was one of the biggest in years for the county's eight golf courses. 
"We don't have numbers on who was a furloughed worker and who wasn't," Pedersen said. "But we know we had huge crowds last week. You can see how people would want to go out and relieve some of the stress and enjoy the beautiful fall weather."
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2 comments:

BOSMAN said...

These furloughed government workers are having a grand old time now that it's 99.9% that they'll all be getting Back pay for their NON-ESSENTIAL work that's not being done....NICE huh?

Anonymous said...

how do I get a gig like that?
Ellie