Although government shutdowns are not uncommon, most recently in late 1995 and early 1996, the culture seems different this time around. While in the past many people, especially postdocs, came into work and were eventually paid, this time, "the impression I have is that you will have to show you're on some list" to enter a building, one lab chief said. Another investigator was told there will be fines for violators. This time, NIH staff members aren't even supposed to log into e-mail from home, a source said.
This means that some where from the top down, they plan on a hard ball tactic. Professionals are not even allowed email! Typically good scientists are really thinking all the time. This is not the FCC or the Department of the Interior. This is NIH.
One should ask what is going on?
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