Federal government on unscheduled leave ahead of winter storm
http://www.insidenova.com/news/local/northernva/updated-federal-government-on-unscheduled-leave-ahead-of-winter-storm/article_3366796e-55fd-11e3-bce4-001a4bcf887a.html


The federal government late Monday announced unscheduled leave for employees in the Washington region as a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain heads our way.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for most of Northern Virginia ahead of a coastal storm expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain early Tuesday morning.

The advisory goes into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday and continues to 1 p.m. for all counties west of Interstate 95, including Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Arlington, Stafford and Spotsylvania.

Forecasters say precipitation will start with a brief period of snow and sleet, changing to freezing rain by mid-morning Tuesday and lasting through the early afternoon.

In the western suburbs, up to an inch of snow and ice are possible. The freezing precipitation is then expected to turn to heavy rain, with two to four inches possible through the day.

Precipitation is expected to start between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m.

The weather service said road conditions will be slippery and visibilities could be low early Tuesday morning.

The federal government says employees have the option of unscheduled leave or telework Tuesday. No school system had announced any closures or delays Monday night.

The Virginia Department of Transportation on Monday was treating roads with salt and sand ahead of the storm.
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Did you just have a few weeks off for free ?? get to work people.

I hope this means that traffic on 28 won't be so bad today. One can only pray.

Can we please get some reform in this bullshit mockery we call the federal government. Get to fucking work like a normal adult.

When the federal government makes this announcement before any school system announces closures or delays, you know there's a problem. Telecommute? So basically another day we're paying these slugs to do nothing.

CjJxw Wrote:
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> Can we please get some reform in this bullshit
> mockery we call the federal government. Get to
> fucking work like a normal adult.


I agree with this GET TO WORK !!!! You Whimps

Federal employment is another word for welfare. Only 2% of the feds actually do anything of value to the country. They might as well stay home all the time - at least then they're doing none of Obama's harm.

If anything liqued falls out of the sky and sticks to the roads the FED GOVT Shuts Down ??? WTF??

That was close. I was just brushing my teeth when the OPM alert app beeped the alarm.

I went out to the bar instead.

Moving a little slow today.

Here's a thought - what if our government held their employees to a HIGHER standard than the private sector!?! god forbid!

It would weed out the leeches for sure. Probably get more done with less people.

7jMwJ Wrote:
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> Here's a thought - what if our government held
> their employees to a HIGHER standard than the
> private sector!?! god forbid!
>
> It would weed out the leeches for sure. Probably
> get more done with less people.


Yeah but unemployment numbers would skyrocket!

Liberal Leave Wrote:
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> Federal government on unscheduled leave ahead of
> autumn drizzle

FTFY

Wellll.... Wrote:
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> > > It would weed out the leeches for sure.
> Probably
> > get more done with less people.


They did get more done with less people. During the shutdown, I got my passport renewed in less than 2 weeks (13 days). Normal processing time according to State Dept website is 4-6 weeks!

Those fuckers are all at Costco and the mall while collecting a days pay!

Disgusted Wrote:
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> Those fuckers are all at Costco and the mall while
> collecting a days pay!

You're absolutely right. I've seen them there during the week. I even heard one complain that he had to come to work on Mondays and Fridays!!! WTF!?!

Enjoying my day off.

Stabitha Wrote:
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> Wellll.... Wrote:
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> -----
> > > > It would weed out the leeches for sure.
> > Probably
> > > get more done with less people.
>
>
> They did get more done with less people. During
> the shutdown, I got my passport renewed in less
> than 2 weeks (13 days). Normal processing time
> according to State Dept website is 4-6 weeks!

Would you just use it already. It must of been your first because you keep bragging about it.
Why don't you post a photo to prove you actually have one. I call bullshit.

Thanks Wrote:
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> Enjoying my day off.

Awesome. I make a lot more than you.

Again with the passport? Wrote:
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>
>
> Would you just use it already. It must of been
> your first because you keep bragging about it.
> Why don't you post a photo to prove you actually
> have one. I call bullshit.

Fortunately, it's the only example I have of any interaction with our Federal Govt recently. And you can choose to believe or not believe whatever you want. The fact that you would think I would care tells me youre hopelessly lost in your own delusional world.

Stabitha Wrote:
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> Again with the passport? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > Would you just use it already. It must of been
> > your first because you keep bragging about it.
> > Why don't you post a photo to prove you
> actually
> > have one. I call bullshit.
>
> Fortunately, it's the only example I have of any
> interaction with our Federal Govt recently. And
> you can choose to believe or not believe whatever
> you want. The fact that you would think I would
> care tells me youre hopelessly lost in your own
> delusional world.

You don't care,Stabby? Then why would you respond? You must care a teenie-weenie little bit.
Enjoy your yams,you turkey.

Fed Employment Wrote:
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> Federal employment is another word for welfare.
> Only 2% of the feds actually do anything of value
> to the country. They might as well stay home all
> the time - at least then they're doing none of
> Obama's harm.

My agency about half of us do work that does anything important for America, we work hard for federal jobs, but about 1/3 as hard as people in real jobs.

The other half are releated to someone, or are black and got in back when it was all fake jobs for blacks, and they don't do shit ever except excel pivot tables one hour per week, and memos about memo formats, also an hour per week.

395runner Wrote:
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> Fed Employment Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Federal employment is another word for welfare.
>
> > Only 2% of the feds actually do anything of
> value
> > to the country. They might as well stay home
> all
> > the time - at least then they're doing none of
> > Obama's harm.
>
> My agency about half of us do work that does
> anything important for America, we work hard for
> federal jobs, but about 1/3 as hard as people in
> real jobs.
>
> The other half are releated to someone, or are
> black and got in back when it was all fake jobs
> for blacks, and they don't do shit ever except
> excel pivot tables one hour per week, and memos
> about memo formats, also an hour per week.

My agency went on Pay For Performance back in the 90's. The "fake jobs"
were eliminated and when that happened the ones left finally got the message
and actually started working for a change. PFP scares the living shit
out of slackers and non-hackers. Obama promised to bring PFP when he
ran for office the first time but forgot all about it once elected.
The thing that I found amusing the most though was when I saw the list
of positions being eliminated. After the purge, the smokers lounge, break
areas, and vending rooms were virtually empty.

DeptManager Wrote:
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> 395runner Wrote:
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> > Fed Employment Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Federal employment is another word for
> welfare.
> >
> > > Only 2% of the feds actually do anything of
> > value
> > > to the country. They might as well stay home
> > all
> > > the time - at least then they're doing none
> of
> > > Obama's harm.
> >
> > My agency about half of us do work that does
> > anything important for America, we work hard
> for
> > federal jobs, but about 1/3 as hard as people
> in
> > real jobs.
> >
> > The other half are releated to someone, or are
> > black and got in back when it was all fake jobs
> > for blacks, and they don't do shit ever except
> > excel pivot tables one hour per week, and memos
> > about memo formats, also an hour per week.
>
> My agency went on Pay For Performance back in the
> 90's. The "fake jobs"
> were eliminated and when that happened the ones
> left finally got the message
> and actually started working for a change. PFP
> scares the living shit
> out of slackers and non-hackers. Obama promised to
> bring PFP when he
> ran for office the first time but forgot all about
> it once elected.
> The thing that I found amusing the most though was
> when I saw the list
> of positions being eliminated. After the purge,
> the smokers lounge, break
> areas, and vending rooms were virtually empty.

395 runner - thanks for an honest assessment.

Dept Manager - I must have missed PFP. Never heard of it when I left Government contracting in the late 90s. I have to wonder how 'performance' is defined. When I worked for the Feds for a few years in the 80s, at least for managers, it meant in large part how much the manager promoted 'diversity'. That did not result in enhanced productivity in the workforce, to put it mildly. I have a relative who recently left the Government and who earned over 100k 'working' at home on the rare occasion there was actually any work to do. I honestly can't see that PFP has changed anything, but I'd love to be proven wrong.