Federal pension jealousy

[Anonymous]

If you have a federal government pension, do you get nasty talk from neighbors or family about it? For example, do they say that their tax dollars are supporting you. Or, the pension is too rich?

If so, do you try to explain your years of service, lower-than-private pay, and monetary contributions toward your pension? Do these arguments make a difference?

[Anonymous]

In my experience, nothing stops government bashers.

People either appreciate public service or they don't.

[Anonymous]

I do not surround myself with such morons, so no.

[Anonymous]

I've had people bash govt workers in my presence as lazy/unproductive etc and I get pretty annoyed at them, but no one has ever specifically complained about the pension.

[Anonymous]

I think people know the pension is not what it used to be and the salaries and bonuses are lower. I think I more jealous of the bonuses and perks I hear about in the private sector.

[Anonymous]

My multi-millionaire uncle used to do this. Now he complains to my mom that I no longer speak to him.

[Anonymous]

Honestly for me, someone mid 50s who has been laid off twice, my jealousy of government employees is all about the stability and relative lack of worry about job security. Also, those jobs seem to value longer careers and experience more than private sector ones.

[Anonymous]

Nobody in my circle is jealous of my federal pension. The private circle has way more money and income than I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my circle is jealous of my federal pension. The private circle has way more money and income than I do.

But do they? If not they would not be jealous.

[Anonymous]

Nobody is jealous. I happen to be a retired teacher getting a teacher pension. It's not more than I made teaching and everyone knows how underpaid teachers are. I am doing okay, but I'm not taking expensive overseas vacations or like outings all the time. The neighbors can see that. I did get myself a reasonable new car to travel a bit in the area, but that's it.

[Anonymous]

I’m a gov employee. Maybe you know poor people so they’re jealous.

[Anonymous]

Government employees have better stability.

Corporate employees have better salaries and bonuses.

If someone's going on about your pension, boy, they must be senile! Please let them know this

[Anonymous]

Many of our neighbors have federal pensions. No, no one is jealous of my husband's $83K a year LOLOL.

[Anonymous]

Ask those people if they’d prefer the federal government to pay employees comparable salaries and bonuses like the private sector.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Government employees have better stability.

Corporate employees have better salaries and bonuses.

If someone's going on about your pension, boy, they must be senile! Please let them know this

Federal government salaries in this area are not that different than private sector unless you’re an attorney or political appointee. I’m corporate and I have a pension so not jealous of federal government pensions. I am jealous of the stability.