Should I leave private sector for govt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in the same situation. I have a great private sector job in the IT cyber security field with wonderful benefits (unlimited vacation, paid life insurance, etc) but I am going to take a leap of faith with a Fed job (even with a 14% pay cut). Hoping to go back into managing people in the Fed a year from now. Being only 4 Metro stops away (compared to a 28 mile "reverse" commute) is very appealing as is being home by 5PM and not stressing about what could go wrong at work and constantly looking at my phone.

Wish me luck!

I would not between the pay cut and benefits. And, managing people is very very hard in the government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in the same situation. I have a great private sector job in the IT cyber security field with wonderful benefits (unlimited vacation, paid life insurance, etc) but I am going to take a leap of faith with a Fed job (even with a 14% pay cut). Hoping to go back into managing people in the Fed a year from now. Being only 4 Metro stops away (compared to a 28 mile "reverse" commute) is very appealing as is being home by 5PM and not stressing about what could go wrong at work and constantly looking at my phone.

Wish me luck!

I would not between the pay cut and benefits. And, managing people is very very hard in the government.

The first line supervisor job is probably the WORST job in Govt. Best job in govt is non-supervisory GS-15, like mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in the same situation. I have a great private sector job in the IT cyber security field with wonderful benefits (unlimited vacation, paid life insurance, etc) but I am going to take a leap of faith with a Fed job (even with a 14% pay cut). Hoping to go back into managing people in the Fed a year from now. Being only 4 Metro stops away (compared to a 28 mile "reverse" commute) is very appealing as is being home by 5PM and not stressing about what could go wrong at work and constantly looking at my phone.

Wish me luck!

I would not between the pay cut and benefits. And, managing people is very very hard in the government.

The first line supervisor job is probably the WORST job in Govt. Best job in govt is non-supervisory GS-15, like mine.

Can you elaborate? I am sure the incentives within the government are very different (or maybe non-existent) compared to private sector, but I am curious and intrigued by your experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in the same situation. I have a great private sector job in the IT cyber security field with wonderful benefits (unlimited vacation, paid life insurance, etc) but I am going to take a leap of faith with a Fed job (even with a 14% pay cut). Hoping to go back into managing people in the Fed a year from now. Being only 4 Metro stops away (compared to a 28 mile "reverse" commute) is very appealing as is being home by 5PM and not stressing about what could go wrong at work and constantly looking at my phone.

Wish me luck!

I would not between the pay cut and benefits. And, managing people is very very hard in the government.

The first line supervisor job is probably the WORST job in Govt. Best job in govt is non-supervisory GS-15, like mine.

Can you elaborate? I am sure the incentives within the government are very different (or maybe non-existent) compared to private sector, but I am curious and intrigued by your experience.

Feds are very difficult to manage. First line supervisors are bound by the rules (in terms of what they can and can't do with staff) and demands of the upper management. If you move another level up (and end up managing lower level managers), it gets "easier" (relatively speaking). At GS-15 level, even EJ/EK/SES positions don't look "worth" it.