Tuesday I got a text message from my manager, saying there was a meeting she had just found out about that was scheduled to start right when I get to work. Thankfully I was already en route and on course to be to work early so that wasn't a big deal.

The meeting turned out to be to tell me and the other seasonal night clerk that we will be furloughed on the 2nd...ie this coming Friday. This isn't how things are normally done, the rules say they have to give us 5 days notice so the Union is raising all un-holy hell about it. Not sure how that is going to turn out.

My manager (...actually all the managers I work with) was shocked to hear about the clerks being furloughed this Friday. My department manager only found out because I told him yesterday as he had been out till then. He wasn't happy either.

So, barring any change in the mood of our "high command" (up in DC) I will be on furlough starting after work this Friday (but then again, we were already supposed be furloughed on June 28th so gods only knows). I will be able to get unemployment but with the new apartment and Asurea already on furlough and collecting unemployment money will be a bit tight.

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