How do you feel about the US government shutdown?

@acpguy That is what is happening - that is why we can hear all the crying about it

@acpguy

They're already getting rid of some of these where I work. Don't get me wrong, there are some who work hard at what they do but they're not the parasites.

@PatKirby I have been laid off from private sector jobs 3 times in my life. No one cries for you when you getting cut in the private sector. No one acts like you were entitled to the job no matter how long or how hard you worked it. Somehow, people seem to think it should be different for federal workers. I have been both - the only difference is that the government doesn't have the pressure to make a profit or reduce costs that private companies have. That is how government gets fat, bloated, and inefficient - and that has led to reduction in force.

@AmericanAvenger

Been laid off twice myself. An adjacent private contractor in the next room just laid off 160 employees a few days ago. These are hard working and efficient people. Civil servants I work with just got assigned some of their jobs. These are inefficient, slow, and incredibly entitled workers that make lots of mistakes regarding parts that go into fighter aircraft here. This may, down the line, compromise the warfighter's mission or even put life in jeopardy.

The RIF'd contractors will likely be cherry picked down the road by the next contractor that picks up the slack. I hope they come back.