Being a furloughed employee is a unique kind of limbo, because it’s not a vacation. Kerksick feels like she is “being held on a leash right now” because she is technically still employed and can be recalled back to work any day, which limits her travel. During her days, she trains for a 5K race, crochets stuffed animals and watches true crime documentaries to destress.
Kerksick said the…





