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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh they are winning at completely demoralizing us.  For the unpteenth time since the election, I’m feeling like a total loser for sticking with my job as a fed, even though my job is relatively safe from RIFs.  Also, to respond to a person up thread — what happens to fed morale if there is a law passed stating that in the future furloughed Feds won’t get paid?   Will anyone choose to continue being a fed (if other options exist)??  [/quote]

My answer to the morale question is this: if they want to be transactional, I can do that too. I love the purpose that my fed job has in doing something that betters this country and benefits humanity. I used to work 60hr/week on it, but tapered down to about 50hr/week and have a side gig job. I can tamp down to 40hr/week and walk away from the extra government work to spend more time on the private work. My side gig billing rate equates to $400K/yr, more than twice what the government pays me. I’m happy to give the government the extra benefit of my work but only insofar as the government shows that it values me. [/quote]

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