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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over the course of three years, how much extra would your husband make at the hardship location vs. a cushy location.

And how much of a difference would those 3 years mean for your retirement (would his pension go up dramatically?).

Sorry, I'm not familiar with foreign service at all so I'm just trying to get a picture of this..[/quote]

Poland is not a hardship post, but he would get an extrat 10 - 15 % language incentive pay, plus we could rent out our house for $2900 per month.  There is also a tax free COLA.  [/quote]

How much extra would you net - total- over the course of 3 years?[/quote]

Way too much money for a government employee.

FSOs are the most ridiculously entitled and spoiled government employees you will ever meet. This woman perfectly encapsulates their mentality.[/quote]

What mskes you say "way too much for a government employee." I am an FSO. My base pay is 100K.  I just completed four years in Russia.  Because I speak fluent Russian I received a language incentive differential of 15%. Russisn is considered a hard language that the Department wants to encourage officers to develop and maintain. I also received  15% hardship differential. My net was about $100K.  This does not include my income from renting my home in DC for $1595. This nets zero as it pays the mortgage. I work hard, like what I do and deserve every penny I earn.[/quote]

You make waaaaaay more than your fellow government workers back in DC. You get per diem. Housing stipend while overseas, in addition to someone else covering your mortgage. Private school tuition for your children at the tune of $30k per year per child when overseas. Payment for your housing if you're in DC doing language training. And tons of other benefits not afforded to others.

Puh-leeze, tell us how you work so much harder than everyone else. For FSO, your base salary is just money in the bank. You quite literally have zero expenses.

Again, here's FSO entitlement on full display.[/quote]

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