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Post by Pixie on Jan 4, 2019 19:37:28 GMT -5
It's not double posts in one day, but more like two or more posts within 5 minutes. You have been doing better lately. Contrary to the opinion of some, that shows me you are trainable .  Pixie |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 5, 2019 14:07:08 GMT -5
I imagine most of you have seen this, but if not, here is an email from SSA. It doesn't mention anything about pay after January, 11, though.
From: ^Human Resources Internal Communications
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 11:05 AM
Subject: Payroll Information for Pay Period 2019-1
Importance: High
A Message to All SSA Employees
Subject: Payroll Information for Pay Period 2019-1
As we approach the end of the pay period, we wanted to reassure employees that all pay checks will be processed as normal. SSA will not be affected by the partial government shutdown. SSA’s payroll provider, the Interior Business Center at the Department of Interior, will have staff on hand to process payroll when time cards are closed. Employees and supervisors should certify in webTA as normal by 3:00 PM EST on Monday, January 7, 2019. Electronic Fund Transfers will occur on January 11, 2019 as scheduled.
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Post by lurkerbelow on Jan 5, 2019 16:16:22 GMT -5
That's what I was thinking when I read it. Specifically, it says "Payroll Information for Pay Period 2019-1."
So, for you chicken little types out there, there is still plenty of room to cluck. Me, I am just going to put one foot in front of the other and hope I get paid for it long-term.
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Post by natethegreat on Jan 5, 2019 21:44:36 GMT -5
I imagine most of you have seen this, but if not, here is an email from SSA. It doesn't mention anything about pay after January, 11, though. From: ^Human Resources Internal Communications Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 11:05 AM Subject: Payroll Information for Pay Period 2019-1 Importance: High A Message to All SSA Employees Subject: Payroll Information for Pay Period 2019-1 As we approach the end of the pay period, we wanted to reassure employees that all pay checks will be processed as normal. SSA will not be affected by the partial government shutdown. SSA’s payroll provider, the Interior Business Center at the Department of Interior, will have staff on hand to process payroll when time cards are closed. Employees and supervisors should certify in webTA as normal by 3:00 PM EST on Monday, January 7, 2019. Electronic Fund Transfers will occur on January 11, 2019 as scheduled. I was just happy to get confirmation it was Interior Business Center who is processing our paycheck. As ramspider shared on the prior page, IBC is a fee-for-service entity that does not rely on appropriations. Therefore, it would appear the odds are favorable for ongoing payroll processing seeing as SSA is funded. |
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Post by Thomas fka Lance on Jan 6, 2019 11:39:56 GMT -5
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I was just happy to get confirmation it was Interior Business Center who is processing our paycheck. As ramspider shared on the prior page, IBC is a fee-for-service entity that does not rely on appropriations. Therefore, it would appear the odds are favorable for ongoing payroll processing seeing as SSA is funded. [/quote]
That was my understanding of the email as well
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Post by kylearan on Jan 6, 2019 15:09:39 GMT -5
What about when the shutdown continues into next year when none of our departments are funded?
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Post by Pixie on Jan 6, 2019 15:25:01 GMT -5
What about when the shutdown continues into next year when none of our departments are funded? Take a nice long vacation, but don't take any leave. |
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Post by christina on Jan 6, 2019 15:34:58 GMT -5
What about when the shutdown continues into next year when none of our departments are funded? Take a nice long vacation, but don't take any leave. And be prepared to show back up with less than a day’s notice |
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Post by lurkerbelow on Jan 6, 2019 16:27:56 GMT -5
At this point, I am concerned with the reliability of my paycheck. People keep kicking cans awful close to it. So, I figure it's time to hunker down for the winter, you know, pass on that latest iPhone model I've been eyeing. Rather than baubles, I'd make contingency plans for your finances. Now's the time to get balance transfers, pay down the principal amounts without being subject to interest, etc. to clear the unsecured credit in case of a no-pay scenario. Keep paying the same amount on your cards and shift them to a balance transfer card. Use those wisely. Get rid of long-term payments with unpleasant consequences for not paying whenever possible i.e. car payments, mortgage (if possible) etc. Equity lines of credit, making sure a % of your investments are liquid, etc. etc. Surprisingly, the G-fund seems to have done the best this year, by the way. Also, less direct but hugely relevant, if you are expecting medical expenses next year, start the process of considering health spending accounts and health insurance. Look at the brochures with goals in mind. Also double-check the boring home and car insurance stuff. A good accident/storm/problem with bad insurance can ruin the best laid savings. This is just anecdotal. anecdotal based on what people have been talking about in my office. Does it take time? Yeah. But it's better than not doing it. What else...oh. If you're, uh, into it, I would probably skip any tax refund loans this year.  |
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Post by arkstfan on Jan 7, 2019 13:54:14 GMT -5
Ever since I became an empty nester, taking a week the week of Columbus Day has been a tradition for us, but I am leery about having my leave cancelled and having to work.
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Post by foghorn on Jan 7, 2019 15:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by nylawyer on Jan 7, 2019 16:37:20 GMT -5
To me the people who get hurt the most are the private businesses that service the government workers who are out on furlough. Even if the worker eventually gets back paid, he's not going into the deli to get a month of sandwiches.
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Post by foghorn on Jan 7, 2019 17:20:44 GMT -5
To me the people who get hurt the most are the private businesses that service the government workers who are out on furlough. Even if the worker eventually gets back paid, he's not going into the deli to get a month of sandwiches. Likewise the businesses that provide supplies to contractors specific to the contract or to Uncle who presumably won't have someone to deliver to if the loading dock staff are on furlough. It is a fearsome cluster something. I have a concern that underlying the somewhat blase attitude of some who have suggested the shutdown could go on for a year (implying no bad effect) is a belief by a very few that the government is bad, and that if a bad or evil creature (the government, as they perceive it) cannot do it's evil works (providing government services that they believe individuals could do or secure themselves), it's a good day. So what if it stretches forever their thought might be--at which time they tend to join Stalin or whoever said you can't make a an omlet without breaking eggs; you can't have a revolution without some innocents suffering or dying). In the meantime the Government appears to be unable to do it's work, allowing the Grover Norquists of this world to say "Look, it doesn't work!" which becomes a self fulfilling prophesy. At the same time, however, to the outside world we appear to be a basket case and they decide we are even less reliable than we have been, and it's time to look for another venue. Businesses who benefitted from regulations that they helped write may rue the months they stayed silent but by then too late. Odd timing that this coincided with the departure of Kelly and then Mattis' resignation. |
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Post by lurkerbelow on Jan 7, 2019 17:27:51 GMT -5
Well, a lot of people like to think that the government is unnecessarily until the trash is not taken out on Thursday and your toilets don't flush. Or you don't get the grant you need to repair your airplane in Alaska, or you don't have SNAP benefits, etc. etc.
This problem will be self-correcting, for better or worse.
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Jan 7, 2019 19:59:04 GMT -5
To me the people who get hurt the most are the private businesses that service the government workers who are out on furlough. Even if the worker eventually gets back paid, he's not going into the deli to get a month of sandwiches. Excellent point. A lot of people minimize this by saying it’s not going to hurt the overall economy, but for certain businesses catering fed employees, or say tourists at the smithsonian, it will be devastating. |
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Jan 7, 2019 20:00:58 GMT -5
The great thing about fed employment used to be consistency of income. 10 more years of this nonsense and being a fed will be a 50 point hit to your FICO score.
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Post by foghorn on Jan 8, 2019 16:17:03 GMT -5
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Post by jimmy224 on Jan 8, 2019 18:35:00 GMT -5
If the government is shutdown long enough, do the RIF procedures automatically go into effect?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 18:55:08 GMT -5
To me the people who get hurt the most are the private businesses that service the government workers who are out on furlough. Even if the worker eventually gets back paid, he's not going into the deli to get a month of sandwiches. Excellent point. A lot of people minimize this by saying it’s not going to hurt the overall economy, but for certain businesses catering fed employees, or say tourists at the smithsonian, it will be devastating. One Voter shares her viewpoint, which i am sure is shared by many on POTUS “he is not hurting the people that he needs to be. Just sad at the state of our country thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424263-trump-supporter-complains-shutdown-is-not-hurting-the-people-he |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 8, 2019 19:39:49 GMT -5
So far, for the most part, we have managed to stay away from politics. Let's continue to do so. Pixie
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