I will be interested to see statistics after this shut down is over.
I wonder...
What percentage of furloughed federal employees:
1. Took out loans against their Thrift Savings Plan
2. Took out loans from credit unions
3. Took out loans from banks
4. Were forced to file bankruptcy
5. Filed for unemployment
6. Sold off some possessions on Craig's List, Ebay, etc.
7. Sex Life improved significantly
8. Sex Life eroded significantly
9. Obsessive-compulsive employees ended up with a spic-and-span clean house
10. Grew a beard
11. Slept in until noon or later with frequency
12. Stayed up after midnight since they weren't working
13. Their pets appeared visibly more happier/content and their behavior improved.
14. Lost weight intentionally
15. Gained weight
16. Lost weight unintentionally
17. Finished previously unfinished projects
18. Accomplished major accomplishments
19. Decided to change careers
20. Made other major life-changing decisions
21. Quality of life improved substantially
22. Quality of life deteriorated significantly
23. Got sick more
24. Health improved
25. Quality of sleep improved
26. Quality of sleep became impaired/worsened
27. Came up with significant creative ideas
28. Dream activity while sleeping improved
29. Dream activity while sleeping worsened, had nightmares, etc.
30. Communications improved with family, relatives & friends i.e. in person, via email, via phone, etc.
31. Social activity significantly decreased
32. Social activity significantly increased
33. Updated their resumes
34. Applied for other jobs
35. Considered quitting or leaving their current federal job to go to private industry
36. Considered moving out of the United States
37. Decided to quit or to leave their current federal job to go to private industry
38. Decided to move out of the United States
39. Decided to retire
40. Decided to delay their retirement
41. Changed their distribution of funds in their Thrift Savings Plan retirement accounts
42. Decided to sell their homes
43. Decided to move
44. Became more neurotic
45. Became more uninhibited
46. Sense of humor improved
47. Sense of humor dwindled
48. Attitude became more positive
49. Attitude became more negative
50. Spent more time at home on the internet
51. Spent less time at home on the internet
52. Watched more tv
53. Watched less tv
54. Took a trip or two within a day's drive
55. Took a trip or two out of state
56. Took a major trip far from home i.e. across the country, to another country
57. Reassessed their career stance and plans and life plans in a major way
58. Those who weren't depressed developed significant depression
59. Those previously depressed had their depression significantly worsen
60. Let their housework deteriorate and they lived in a mess of squalor.
61. Fell in love
62. Fell out of love
63. Initiated divorce proceedings or had their spouse initiate divorce proceedings
64. Died of stress-related causes
65. Died of other causes
66. Created blogs about the shutdown and furlough
67. Cried because of the furlough and shutdown
68. Laughed because of the furlough and shutdown
69. Became deliriously happy due to the furlough and shutdown
70. Stayed intoxicated or indulged in drug or alcohol abuse during the furlough and shutdown
71. If previously addicted, their addictions worsened significantly
72. Quit smoking cigarettes
73. Smoked considerably more cigarettes
74. Blew money indulging in luxuries they never have time to participate in while working i.e. massage, etc.
75. Didn't go anywhere and were very tight with money because they were furloughed
76. Friends and family shunned them because they were furloughed
77. Experienced haughty comments from others who are envious of or despise federal employees
78. Grew very bored
79. Were never bored
80. Altered their Christmas spending budget
81. Experienced catastrophic life events on top of being furloughed
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