ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Thirty-eight days without pay.

That’s the reality for thousands of federal employees across Georgia as the government shutdown drags on. And for many, it’s pushing them to the brink.

For Angelique Rose, a federal employee and single mother of five, each morning begins before sunrise. She wakes her kids, helps them get ready for school and heads to work, but she’s not getting paid to work the job that once provided her the stability to pay her bills.

“It really feels like I’m being used as a pawn and played in a game that I have no control over at all,” Rose said.

This week, she found a threatening note taped to her door, warning that if she can’t pay rent soon, she could lose her home.

“I understand what my oath is and what my duties are,” Rose said

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