Meanwhile, a majority of American workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck. So, what happens if, like, you know, a government shutdown, the paycheck just stops. Joining us now is CNBC's senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Eper.Sharon, it's it's a good listen, it's outside of government workers, this is an ongoing problem for millions of American families. Millions of American families. So many corporations laying off people, too.So, it's very important to really figure out what you can do a ...

Raj Namboothiry, head of staffing firm Manpower’s US division, told Business Insider that if employers start downgrading severance to one-size-fits-all or none-at-all, workers will see no advantage to staying at a company for more than a few years — and that could cost employers a lot in turnover.Amazon, for its part, issued an ultimatum: Workers must return to the office at operation centres in Seattle, Arlington, Va., or Washington, D.C. — or resign without any severance at all [4].But there is no federal ...