# If the shutdown continues, more feds expecting ‘sick outs’

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**Category:** Pay, Perks, and Retirement\
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/if-the-shutdown-continues-more-feds-expecting-sick-outs/3724 "2025-11-06T23:34:54Z")\
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Federal News Network conducted a “pulse poll” of its audience, and 68% say they expect more federal employees will call out sick if the shutdown continues.

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