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Mark, a civil servant with over 20 years of experience, has decided to leave his government position following this latest shutdown.

The current shutdown began on October 1 after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on a temporary spending plan.

Hundreds of thousands of non-essential federal employees have been furloughed and forced to take unpaid leave.

Johan Hernandez, a young Census Bureau employee, said he is simply taking things one day at a time.

Another furloughed Small Business Administration employee successfully negotiated a mortgage payment freeze with their bank.

White House budget director Russell Vought has bragged about causing trauma among civil servants through workforce reductions.

Other employees were encouraged to leave or worked for nearly shuttered departments like USAID.

Career diplomat Emily Abraham had been laid off over summer but was supposed to receive paychecks until November.

Abraham must support three daughters while paying a mortgage and maintaining a vehicle on no income.

The Washington job market has become saturated with former government employees seeking work.

Abraham knows several former senior diplomats who now drive for Uber or Lyft while job hunting. – AFP

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