I'm not hearing anything from my boss. I texted her last week and asked if she wanted me to come in to check on the instruments - I am a chemist. We have an ion chomatographer that does better when running constantly. She just said I am out until at least 4-15.

Tomorrow is 4-15 and I have not heard anything. I will text tomorrow and see what I get. I don't know if anyone is going in at all. People may still mailing samples to be tested in and I don't know what is happening to them. Is anyone calling the people and telling them we are shut down.? There are a bunch of samples that had some analytes finished but were waiting to be completed for metals analysis. I asked if anyone was going to call them. Got nothing back. I have no idea what's going on. I got paid for my first 2 weeks off but an e-mail from personnel made it look like we may go unpaid now. I don't think anyone knows anything.

I don't know if I can get unemployment while on unpaid furlough. I have 300 hours of vacation time. I would rather get paid for that. I will after 6 months if I get laid off. That happened in 2010 the last time I got axed.