Regardless of who you strive to go to work for there are going to be goods/bads.
If you're self employed there are risks and drawbacks, and if you choose to take a government job there are goods/bads. Factory workers never know when they'll be cut loose.
Being self employed I often work for months without a paycheck. You just have to adjust the way you live for awhile, it's not THAT bad.
As hard as I try I can't work up a single tear for the furloughed few. Enjoy your stupid vacation, or spend it looking for a "more secure" career if the anxiety is upsetting you.