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[quote=Anonymous]1. What did you find rewarding about your job? What have you enjoyed?

I enjoy balancing budgets and numbers, being a fed budget analyst checks those boxes but I've also honed my writing skills so it's always fun to switch gears in that way.  I have supervised in the past and it was rewarding to have a team that supports me and I them.  Even pre-pandemic I let them work from wherever long as it gets done and they outperformed every time!

2. What do you wish you did differently?

I wish I had joined the feds sooner.

3. What "mattered" to you at the end of the day, now in your mid 50s? Are you happy you pursued career achievement? Has the money made a meaningful difference?

By DCUM standards a GS15 salary may not seem like a lot but it's more than I ever imagined making...

I'm 52 and I no longer see it as a "career", I have a job that pays well that I enjoy that allows me to do ALL the things I love like spend time with family and friends, travel the world and not have to worry about what didn't get done in the office when I return.  Kids are grown and living their lives out of state and I'm enjoying the solitude of an empty nest.

4. How did you handle raising your family if you are happy with what you did? What would you have done differently?

At the Big 4 I was fortunate to have bosses who had kids so though I worked A LOT I never missed a practice or a game and dinner most nights...the $ allowed nice vacations once or twice a year - admittedly I sometimes had my laptop and always had my phone smh...in my late 40s I transitioned and yep took a $20K paycut to join the feds, but have more than recouped with 2 promotions and couple QSIs.  Again, I would have made the change sooner, like in my 30s...
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