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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Technology has changed things dramatically since you were there.  In the 90's, you probably spent most of your time on the phone, answering the same question over and over again.  Now, you tell one person something and it's all over town in about 30 seconds.  It saves time, but things also move much faster.  The news cycle is almost instantaneous, and your boss can say something and it will be coming across Politico Pro before you know he/she has said it.

Information is also so much easier to get.  We used to all have tons of paper in our office on whatever subject we were working on at the time. Don't bother keeping paper -- it just clutters up your office, and if you need it again, either it's on line or it can be obtained again easily.

The gift rules have changed dramatically since you were there.  Travel to get first-hand information about something is much harder to do (which is a bad thing imo).  Staff is mostly stuck in the DC bubble, trying to figure out (or not) what is going on in the real world.

People talk about things being much more partisan, but that is not really true of the House, in my opinion.  The Majority has always treated the Minority badly in the House. [/quote]

I think this is the biggest thing.  It's not as much fun b/c the gift rules changed.  It seems more demanding.  Staff used to be able to work like crazy and rely on the times when Congress is out of session.  Now it seems like those days are over.  You work 365 days a year![/quote]

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