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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do some private sector workers hate Fed workers so much?

I have never worked in the public sector. I don't spend my days worrying about Americans who work in other sectors. I wish everyone luck.

But the absolute hatred toward Fed workers is borderline psychotic if you want my honest opinion? Why is that? I just don't get it. [/quote]

I know what you mean, it shows up on this board quite a lot but also in the wild from time to time.  My read on it is, when economic times are good these private sector people tell themselves they're so much smarter/better than feds and the "proof" is in how much more money they make.  Then when economic times are bad they're furious that feds [usually] don't have to live in fear of job loss the same way private sector workers do.

Of course the extra money that private sector pays is to reward risk; there are many feds who consciously choose to make less money for less volatility.  But once you've convinced yourself that "anybody could do what you do; I'm the only one who can do what I do" about people with a federal job, then any time those people have an advantage over you, be it job security or a pension or better healthcare, it's infuriating.[/quote]

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