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[quote=Anonymous]When I took my fed job I had over 15 years prior experience. I had 24 days of vacation in my private sector position. Two graduate degrees and passed the bar. I was expecting a higher end of the pay scale but they offered the low end. I asked about negotiating the pay/vacation time. I also need to postpone my start date a few weeks because I didn't have anyone to take care of my kids and it was summer time. The recruiter told me... and I quote "take it or leave it... we are in a depression and I can get someone else... I need to know by the end of the day." I was very shocked by his attitude. I was out of work so I took it.

After I joined I spoke with other people that got hired the same month as me..... one girl was able to negotiate her salary and start date. She had no prior work experience and was given the same salary as me. Another girl was able to delay her start date because she wanted her kid to start school first. I can only surmise that because I'm a man they didn't want to negotiate but they wanted to negotiate with females. [/quote]

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