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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a secure federal job, after 14 years I make $158k and always imagined I'd stay until retirement. One of our contractors just asked me if I'd consider doing virtually the same job for them for over $200kthough in guessing the benefits aren't as good and the company is smaller and less secure. Would you consider leaving federal employment under these circumstances?[/quote]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Coming from a contractor who made over 200k for many years.  Contractors come and go, and Fed RFQ's get rewritten all the time, so whats currently budget this year, may change next year. Hi GS14's & 15's r golden in this crazy economy.  Stay put.....[/quote]

"Golden" Jesus, what do you people make? I haven't dipped below 280k in years, not even including my stock options. Can't imagine considering a government income "golden". Maybe if i lived in Cleveland.[/quote]

NP.  We're a double 15-10 couple, so we're at approximately 320K. I might be naive, but I considered that to be a very good amount.  To be sure, we are looking at no more raises or paltry ones at best.  And one only has to reach step 8 now at 15 to top out, due to pay compression and the weird way the last federal raise was implemented.   And I am fully aware that a 3500 sq ft house on an acre could be had in a Cleveland suburb for 350K or less.[/quote]

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