I did my job and got paid for it. I think I would have been happier if none of had got paid. Bill Klinton was president talked big but did little about the shutdown. Making one class of people work and telling others to go home is not good management practice as it creates strife among the work groups.
“Making one class of people work and telling others to go home is not good management practice as it creates strife among the work groups.”
You miss the larger point. There may well be multiple classes among federal employees, but the true separation is between government employees and taxpayers. Taxpayers don’t get “back pay” for not showing up for work, no matter what the reason.