Summary: Every few years our federal government shuts down for one reason or another and non-essential personnel are furloughed. Then, after the shutdown, these non-essential personnel are often paid for the work they didn't do during the shutdown. Paying non-essential workers to do non-essential work that didn't actually get done may be something that governments can afford to do. But most of us in business can not. So the question is: "Do You Have Non-Essential Personnel in Your Business?"
