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drray23

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3. Right now they are not paid anyway.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:18 PM

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Why would they bother showing up to work ?. They can call in sick or resign and find another job. I am sure many of them are contemplating this, given how stressful the job is in the best of times, let alone during a furlough.

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