Most Government PR Pros Got Furloughed This Week
One fact you might miss in all these infuriating reports about the latest congressional soap opera: while thousands of government employees will continue to work this week and some *cough cough* will even get (over)paid for doing less than nothing, most with jobs described as “public affairs” aka PR were deemed “non-essential” and placed on furlough.
A quick Google News search will reveal stories like:
- This one, in which reporters spoke to “the only personnel left in a public affairs office” in Chicago
- This one, including a quote from “the lone worker on duty in the public affairs office” at a military research base
- This one, in which EPA employees in New Jersey discuss volunteering around the area while they wait for the drama to unfold
- This one, which notes that all public affairs officers for the VA will have to stay home
- This one, which mentions that more than half...
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