This story strikes home. I worked during the shutdown, my job in reality isn't that important compared to an EMS Tech, ER Nurse or someone along those lines. None the less I did work directly with the public... I never got a thank you from my company, never got paid a penny extra nothing. While my boss received an extra week of paid vacation. Four weeks ago people laid off started coming back to work. Two weeks ago my pay and hours both got cut, I will now get paid 25% less than I did last year. Now a person who choose to go on leave, so they could make more money from unemployment, got promoted... with a 10% pay increase. Oh, best of all the company will be charge more in a few weeks.