Why does DC Govt jobs pay so little?

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Anonymous wrote:I struggled reading OP last post. Proofread damn. I wouldn’t pay you a dime due to your writing skills gesh.

I am working for the SEC and I am getting paid 230K/yr and my English is not that good. Log of us like that here at the SEC.

Even the subject of your post uses incorrect grammar. I can't believe anyone is paying you more than minimum wage to work in an office. Don't go to the DC government job, you clearly have no interest in it and the pay is lower than your current position, but also stop writing these awful posts. My eyes hurt.

Thanks god my specialty is to keep IT systems up and running so incorrect grammar is ok. Is your “correct” grammar going to save you if/when the IT system is down?

I'm pretty sure I can find IT staff who have a basic command of the English language.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP I worked for a SRO,, GSE, Big 4, Private Banking, Two Start-ups and a Regulator and a few name brand companies . I have a MBA and certifications. I am terrible at spelling, horrific handwriting, bad grammar, poor computer skills and no so good math.

I am excellent at landing jobs, very good at picking up things “conversationally” meaning I can interview for a job I have zero knowledge of with 15 minutes prep time. My long term memory so so and I can’t read my handwriting anyhow and I need reading glasses to glance down at notes do can’t read even type written ones. Which gives me an amazing ability to “wing” things for hours on end and “run out the clock”. Meaning change subjects or let interviewer talk or chat about stories.

DC thing I still find it funny the contract thing. I mean great you have a contract for a few years at a set salary. But no raises. Same salary for time of contract. Then bonus is zero and tops if good 3 percent than match in retirement is 5 percent which is ok but five year vesting.

I honestly am missing something. Tell me I basically get no raise, basically can’t get fired and bonus so small hardly matters. I like to work and can see it would be a challenge to be motivated. How the heck do you get staff to work.

And guess what some jobs need a “figure head” some jobs need a “players coach” some jobs need folks with a large network to bring in folks, know vendors. Know regulators. Or maybe “buying a resume”. Or a sales person.

Writing and computer skills don’t hire me. I don’t need a stepping stone. I am more concerned a job brings down my resume. Some jobs I would do low pay. I got called for an interview CIA. Seemed cool. But the on line assessment was a nightmare of SAT type questions on a Timer thing and weird puzzle type things. I actually paused and told them no thanks. That was a junior job. And salary no so great. Too old for real benifits to kick in


But now I actually want to work in DC or Fed work and I really can’t afford to. It literally was my 2005 salary. I was told they comp jobs vs other Fed or state jobs. I get it. Explains why so many dual income feds you can’t live on one salary. Quasi govt places like Finra. Swift GSEs pay well, they you have low paid start ups with lottery ticket if ipo, then higher paid regulators. Then private. I find it shocking that feds way back in 1988 cut FERs but did not raise salary.

Maybe the reason you can't hold a job is because you have little to no competence.

I have been promoted enough so “Peter Principal” kicked in. The old you rise to the level of your incompetence. But once you reach that level you can bounce job to job. I guess blame the first person who gave me a “corner office” job in 2006. Also blame the fact I only Interview upwards. Also the fact folks I interview give zero fees back and I use “splatter approach” to job hunting on high paid ones. On low paid ones I seek out meaningful work and great benefits and a livable salary.

My current role pays slightly higher after a huge pay cut and in last few weeks folks are quitting left and right. Ether for higher salaries or start ups. I actually do hold jibs. I worked 8 years, 8 years and 10 years at three firms. My jumping happens in between as I am not “sticky” when I am underpaid. I bounce. I’m fact I remove bounces from resume.

Going to pre bounce this one. I have no clue what it Spring boards too. I was just looking for a nice 200k job with full benefits and a pension to ride out. Plus damn kids have broke my work ethic. Who wants to wake up early and commute!

[Anonymous]

Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

How would you be paying to work there? That's nonsensical unless your bills directly tied to working (childcare, commute, clothing) were more than your pay. That you may have a large mortgage or like fine dining is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

[Anonymous]

Also 401k is cheap for folks over 50 - no match. - the 5 percent in retirement plan is nice but very hard to do the $26,000 401k limits if pay low.

Plus with no match discourages investment. My old firm did an 8 percent match. But had to put in 8 percent. So nearly everyone sue that. So we were saving 16 percent. With not 401k match at all some folks might not even participate.

Plus with lower income lower match. I actually at old job in some years just did 401k full match out of bonus.

A person making 150k is only getting $7,500 a year in retire there. I was getting a $18k match plus putting in $24k for $42k a year for past few years. It really shot up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

Cool story, bro. Why did you even seek a Government job?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I struggled reading OP last post. Proofread damn. I wouldn’t pay you a dime due to your writing skills gesh.

I am working for the SEC and I am getting paid 230K/yr and my English is not that good. Log of us like that here at the SEC.

Even the subject of your post uses incorrect grammar. I can't believe anyone is paying you more than minimum wage to work in an office. Don't go to the DC government job, you clearly have no interest in it and the pay is lower than your current position, but also stop writing these awful posts. My eyes hurt.

Thanks god my specialty is to keep IT systems up and running so incorrect grammar is ok. Is your “correct” grammar going to save you if/when the IT system is down?

I'm pretty sure I can find IT staff who have a basic command of the English language.

But not good enough to keep the IT system up and running 24x7x365.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

Cool story, bro. Why did you even seek a Government job?

Hoping for fat benefits, pension, medical in retirement in exchange for “big box” store salaries. Instead just got the cheap salaries. The no raise concept was crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

Cool story, bro. Why did you even seek a Government job?

Hoping for fat benefits, pension, medical in retirement in exchange for “big box” store salaries. Instead just got the cheap salaries. The no raise concept was crazy.

And why did you pick DC Government? Is your Google broken? It's not like any government hides their benefit package. All you did was waste your time and DC's time for a job you never intended to take.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

Cool story, bro. Why did you even seek a Government job?

Hoping for fat benefits, pension, medical in retirement in exchange for “big box” store salaries. Instead just got the cheap salaries. The no raise concept was crazy.

And why did you pick DC Government? Is your Google broken? It's not like any government hides their benefit package. All you did was waste your time and DC's time for a job you never intended to take.

Glass door put estimated salary at 200-220k. Then it turns out
Range 140k to 160k no raises

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turned it down, did math and it pays $1,000 a month less than my bills so essentially I am paying to work there

Um, no. You wouldn't be paying to work there. But, certainly they dodged a bullet. You seem douchey AF.

+1000. But the reaction of my fellow DC govt folks to OP would have been priceless. OP wouldn’t have lasted more than a few months.

I was offered a three year contract. I don’t have a huge mortgage at all. But with a few kids, cars, all that my monthly bills run around 9k. Take home was 8k. Which is fine if a bonus. But no bonus.

So once hired I was set.

Cool story, bro. Why did you even seek a Government job?

Hoping for fat benefits, pension, medical in retirement in exchange for “big box” store salaries. Instead just got the cheap salaries. The no raise concept was crazy.

And why did you pick DC Government? Is your Google broken? It's not like any government hides their benefit package. All you did was waste your time and DC's time for a job you never intended to take.

Glass door put estimated salary at 200-220k. Then it turns out
Range 140k to 160k no raises

Didn’t the job posting provide a salary range?

[Anonymous]

Is this an attorney job? In my experience, state governments pay attorneys much less than federal or private practice. Surprised to hear the benefits are bad, though.