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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Fed employees get awesome retirement packages that are almost non existent for private sector.  They also can work 40 hour week.  [/quote]

Under the "old" system - you are right.  However, I doubt that many Feds on this board are under that system.  My DH's prviate sector retirement plan is much better than mine.

While I would say that my job is more fleixible than my private sector job was, I regularly work more than 40 hours a week. Depends on the job and the work.   [/quote]

Sure, but you get comp time for it, I'm sure. If you're not getting it, at least you have the right to make a request.[/quote]

You CAN get credit hours, but you can only carry a certain amount - 3 days at my agency - and you can only accrue it within a certain hour range.  If I have to jump on a call at 7:30pm with our West Coast regional office (which happens often), I can't get credit hours for that.  Like I said, my workday is more flexible but the nature of my work means that I frequently work more than 40 hours.  Sure, it is not as bad as it was when I was in the private sector, but I was also making 35% more.

Honestly, the bigger issue is because of the political climate and the budget cuts, we are currently understaffed by 3 FTEs in a 12 FTE section - and we have always been a busy division.  We are all professionals who take pride in our work, so we all take it on - and I am in a revenue generating agency (not appropriated).

I would not say that I deserve a higher salary (I am fairly paid), but I earn every paycheck I get (as I should).  I get the sense that a lot of non-Feds think we are justing having picnics everyday. [/quote]

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