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One of the interesting third order effects is people learning not to work for the government or government contractors if they value being paid for work. I can
by geofft 8y ago
One of the interesting third order effects is people learning not to work for the government or government
contractors if they value being paid for work. I can easily imagine applicants for everything from TSA or contracted airport security positions to 18F or contracted software development positions saying, hm, lemme keep job hunting a bit more and find something in the private sector.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoI'm here wondering what that loan market is for essential employees that can be confident in back pay.
- Jtsummers 8y agoSome banks like USAA offer 0% loans to military members in this situation (but I don’t know if that’s military only). The local credit union offered 0% loans to the non-military federal employees here the last time a shutdown impacted the military base. I don’t know if anyone offers something similar to other federal employees. EDIT: Wow, couldn't type well on my phone this morning.