Yes, the sequester is causing my company to lay people off, although it hasn’t officially happened yet. But since I’ve already been downsized to part-time, all that happens to me is I sometimes get busy.
By the way, I’m getting really tired of all the conservative sites pushing the narrative that the sequester isn’t hurting people. Yes, it is. CIVILIANS in the greater DC area are being laid off, furloughed, losing 10% of their wages, and struggling to get by.
Sticking your fingers in your ears and singing “LALALA I can’t HEAR you” doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Companies with substantial amounts of government contracts, particularly defense, are in deep trouble right now.
So while I’m busy now, let’s not forget that I no longer have company-supplied health benefits and I rarely work a 40-hour week.
Times are not good.