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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's hard to get fired so it's easy to slack and still get paid.[/quote]

that's why I left government as a college student/intern in a program that guaranteed hire after graduation
The agency and department I was in had a bunch of slackers.  I'd finish my work in like 2 hours and was bored the rest of the day.  My colleagues were like shh. stop looking for more work you will mess it up for the rest of us.   There was also some old guy in my group no one knew what he did he just showed up daily and played solitaire all day clearly waiting for retirement.

I am sure not every agency or department is like this but it didn't set an impression on me at that time.  I went corporate and have had that layoff fear often through the years and have experienced my first layoff now at 50 yrs old.  The pay I have made annually with equity would have exceeded the US President.  My retirement is what I have saved in my 401k no pension.  I enjoyed the more interesting work in corporate.  Yes there are times I am envious of the job security, friends who have started retiring from fed jobs that graduated the same time I did, the waivers of their student loans due to public service.  I'd probably like the boring job and stability at this age but I would have to drop to half the comp I am used to which would be a big adjustment.[/quote]

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