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[quote=Anonymous]I've worked for both in my career.  There are pros and cons of each.  What I liked about the private sector is the metrics are very clear on your performance.  Administrative things that take forever in the gov happen quickly and efficiently in the private sector.  I found there to be less office politics in the private sector, but that is very dependent.  Also, in the private sector projects have endings--it the gov it is hard to end a project or program.  The pros of the gov are the mission related work e.g. policy work that doesn't happen in the private sector.  The gov work isn't as tied to the bottom line as private sector work.  In the gov you can take a broader view of your work (i.e, the focus isn't so much on the bottom line so you have more leaway to think beyond immediate payback).  I like both types of work.  I've worked for 3 gov agencies, a trade association and a consulting firm.  As long as the work is interesting and I feel like I'm learning new things and accomplishing the "mission/job" I've been happy.[/quote]

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