Knock knock.\u00a0 Who’s there?\u00a0 Nobody.\u00a0 Nobody who?\u00a0 Nobody who works for the state.<\/p>\n
Such is the case for state government.\u00a0 Since the budget was not passed last night, today will be our last day.\u00a0 I know that the news says that we have until midnight Sunday but that is not true.\u00a0 Civil Service says that we have to be given four working hours notice before we can be laid off.\u00a0 So, they will they will notify us at noon.<\/p>\n
I dare say that there won’t be much happening at work today.\u00a0 In fact, I would be surprised if most people even show up today.\u00a0 And, I suspect that once the notice has been given, most people will just leave.<\/p>\n
I feel especially sorry for the union folks.\u00a0 Their contracts said that they had to be given 30 days notice before any layoffs.\u00a0 But, the state renegotiated their contracts with the unions last week and now they only have to give 4 hours notice.\u00a0 Not only did they get screwed, they paid union dues for it.<\/p>\n
Just how long we will be off work remains to be seen.\u00a0 So, we have to plan for the worst.\u00a0 After 2 weeks, we can draw unemployment.<\/p>\n
Well, at least I won’t have to get up early on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Knock knock.\u00a0 Who’s there?\u00a0 Nobody.\u00a0 Nobody who?\u00a0 Nobody who works for the state. Such is the case for state government.\u00a0 Since the budget was not passed last night, today will be our last day.\u00a0 I know that the news says … Continue reading