News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages. Parent comment

Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages by UncleMeat on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:16PM (#19000025)
Nobody is entitled to a job. But if you work you are entitled to pay. The truly egregious thing here is all the people that are required to work without pay, preventing them from getting a different job.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages by leereeves on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:38PM (#19000271)
They aren't really required to work [without pay]. They're allowed to quit.

They're just required to work [without being paid immediately] if they want to keep the job, with the promise that they'll be paid later.

Edit: Except for the Coast Guard, for whom the current situation really sucks.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages by inferiorhuman on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:56PM (#19000453)
Coast Guard aside, various federal employees are prohibited from having second jobs or looking for other work.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages by mike10010100 on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:48PM (#19000373)
> They aren't really required to work. They're allowed to quit. They're just required to work if they want to keep the job

I'm not really required to breathe, but if I don't, I'll stop living.

So...yeah...that's what's known as a requirement.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages by leereeves on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:53PM (#19000424)
Obviously I meant "work at that job" as in "work without pay", but I'll edit my post to make that clear.
[ Parent | on HN ]