<story><title>At least 14,000 unpaid IRS workers did not show up for work</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/25/least-unpaid-irs-workers-did-not-show-up-work-broad-shutdown-disruption-hits-tax-agency-according-house-aides/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>thecolorblue</author><text>Is it better to find short term solutions, like odd jobs, or to find new employment?</text></item><item><author>esotericn</author><text>Good for them!&lt;p&gt;Working without pay is completely nonsensical. The relationship between the employee and employer has been broken.&lt;p&gt;If I were in some of these guys shoes I&amp;#x27;d be working odd jobs to make ends meet.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>surge</author><text>&amp;quot;The IRS is also losing 25 IT staffers every week since the shutdown began, with many finding other jobs, one House aide said, citing the IRS officials&amp;#x27; briefing.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;At least some are already doing this.</text></comment>
<story><title>At least 14,000 unpaid IRS workers did not show up for work</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/25/least-unpaid-irs-workers-did-not-show-up-work-broad-shutdown-disruption-hits-tax-agency-according-house-aides/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>thecolorblue</author><text>Is it better to find short term solutions, like odd jobs, or to find new employment?</text></item><item><author>esotericn</author><text>Good for them!&lt;p&gt;Working without pay is completely nonsensical. The relationship between the employee and employer has been broken.&lt;p&gt;If I were in some of these guys shoes I&amp;#x27;d be working odd jobs to make ends meet.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mikepurvis</author><text>Depending what you were doing for the IRS, there may not be a ton of other employment out there for your skill set, especially on a short time frame.</text></comment>