Note @ 3:53: We have fixed the link to the NYT story.
Interesting piece in Sunday's New York Times about California furloughs. Here's the nut of the story:
In California and elsewhere, people have put their imaginations to work trying to make the best of furloughs -- temporary, usually unpaid, leave -- ever appreciative that they are a far better alternative than layoffs.But for many, the plans to turn the unpaid days into modest holidays spent appreciating the simple things in life like afternoon movies, walks in the park, naps or trips to see Grandma have given way to a different reality.
Some people take the time off but feel bad about doing so, out of loyalty to bosses and colleagues left to carry the workload. Others work quietly -- and sometimes openly -- through furloughs, because they fear for the long-term safety of their positions and hope their self-sacrifice impresses the management.
And some say the message from the management is unclear, leaving employees wondering: Is this real time off?
Click here for "On furlough, but never leaving the cubicle," by Times reporters Susan Saulny and Robbie Brown.
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