For now, both employees are in a state of limbo, uncertain about their futures and what comes next. They are left to wonder if they will be able to return to work, if they will need to find new jobs, and how they will navigate the financial and emotional toll of the past few weeks.
“I don’t know what to expect, and it’s hard not knowing what’s going on,” the HUD employee says. “I just want to know what’s going to happen next.”
As they wait for further guidance from their respective agencies, these federal workers are left to grapple with the aftermath of the “Valentine’s Day Massacre” and the uncertainty of what the future holds for them.
Tetapi dia mengakui bahwa “ini tentu bukan jalur yang bisa sayaandalkan dalam jangka panjang.”
Karyawan HUD mengatakan bahwa dia telahmelamar 168 pekerjaan, dan hanya satu wawancara informasional. Dia pikir dia telahmemilih karier yang stabil ketika dia meninggalkan sektor swastam untuk bekerjauntuk pemerintah, tetapi sekarang mengatakan dia harus memikirkan masa depankeluarganya.
“Saya tidak ingin mengandalkan pekerjaan federal ini. Saya tidak tahu apakahini akan bertahan.”
Cerita ini awalnya ditampilkan di Fortune.com