It’s no secret that it’s practically impossible to get a live body on the phone in state offices the afternoon before long holidays. It’ll be even worse this Independence Day holiday because Friday’s paid day off bookends another unpaid furlough day on Monday (part of the attempt to cut expenses in the budget crisis) for many state offices, although not state parks or courts.
The Blogster recommends that you make your calls to whatever agency or department you need before 3 p.m. today, because it’s a crap shoot after that if you want to accomplish anything. Monday’s forced day of rest is being called a “Furcation” day, among a certain strata of state employees.
