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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in the office 5 days a week. Not a fed. The transition is hard but then you will get used to it. And you may even like it. Nothing beats in person interactions. Parents these days are over involved in their kids lives any way. Do you really have to be at every single class event in elementary school. Or every single soccer game? [/quote]

Do you have a stay at home spouse?

There are many dual Fed families around here, telework and schedule flexibility is a key part of how our lives makes any sense at all.  In my household both parents have hour plus commutes.  We have to stagger our schedules so that we’re really never home together at the same time during the week because of this.  It’s a terrible way to live and raise a family.[/quote]

NP but that’s par for the course for a dual income couple with young kids. We’ve never had quality adult time in the mornings and afternoons. Actually the dual Fed couples we know are better off than those of us in private bc they rarely log in at night, so they can watch movies together or chat while doing housework after the kids go to sleep.[/quote]

“Rarely log in at night”. Ok now this thread is just silly. [/quote]

Right??? I’m a fed manager, please remind me of the last time I didn’t work after hours.

And no it’s not par for the course at all. Most workplaces have some telework and flexibility.  It’s not 1995 FFS[/quote]

True but you also aren’t an hourly employee.  You’re a well-paid salaried manager, with good benefits.  In the private sector those types of positions often work beyond their official 40 hours, uncompensated.[/quote]

and they get paid more than OP does and have access to telework.

It’s a complete Russel Vought sadistic fantasy that feds are uniquely bad teleworkers. EVERY high level knowledge job allows (or requires) work from home. Every single one. [/quote]

[b]What fantasy world do you live in? Tell me you’ve never worked in the private sector without telling me. Private does not pay better for someone with your skills. Also the vast vast vast majority of private companies do not allow telework.[/b] [/quote]

This (unfortunately)[/quote]

..is a lie.  FIFY.  Private sector indeed pays better and offers better flexibility if I can find a job.  Which could be an issue given that the local market is about to be flooded with people fleeing government.  I serve because I believe that I am helping the American people, and the stability and flexibility has always made up for the lower pay.  It’s been a nice career. I’m disappointed to see things go this way.[/quote]

It is not a great market. That is why so many companies have been able to RTO over the past few years while keeping salaries stagnant and cutting pandemic-era perks and benefits. Many people are staying put and grinding it out because there is nothing better out there. [/quote]

I meant to add that you should certainly try to find something better, but you should also manage your expectations about private sector opportunities being much better. [/quote]

They’ll be better because they are driven by their bottom line to retain the best employees, and will offer better terms of employment than the government offers to attract top talent.  Government doesn’t appear to want to keep top talent anymore.[/quote]

I work for a large private employer and we’ve done a RIF about every other month for the last year and a half. None of the posters on here would survive in the private sector. You’d all die of a crippling panic attack day 2 on the job. [/quote]

Oh honey, I was at Lehman in 2007 in IB, you know nothing. [/quote]

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