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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your entire first paragraph applies completely to my 25 years of employment in corporate America.

I was a fed in DC for 8 years before grad school.

My fed co-workers were equally talented to the corporate workers I'm surrounded by now.

Corporate work pays more but indeed there has been less job security.

Also there are many people in corporate life who have no interest in the greater good AND also have no incentive to give any lip service to that ideal.

Don't believe what people say about the private sector being magically more efficient and productive.  A lot of that is self-serving political rhetoric.  As you know, many people only support the parts of government that they personally like and benefit from.[/quote]

This is not OP. I am not anti Fed. I am not anti goverment. I should clarify, I do not think the federal workforce is characterized by incompetence, it is just that those who are incompetent or toxic are not managed well in a way that protects other employees. [/quote]

PP.  You'd be surprised how long incompetent and toxic people can survive in corporate environments.  I'm talking big companies.

In general, as long as the boss likes you and there are no clear productivity metrics, and the company is making money, there is no incentive to cut staff.  [b]Lots of corporate staff have no clear productivity metrics.  Or let me phrase it as...they have shared accountability.  Like that phrase "Success has many fathers."  Failure is nobody's sole responsibility.[/b][/quote]

Please explain, I am confused, how does this relate to my post (OP), I am 100% not being snarky, honest question, just want to understand your insight, thanks![/quote]

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