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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a govt. lawyer and I'm underpaid compared to my private sector counterparts.  I don't care though, you couldn't pay me enough money to take a firm job.  Just not for me.

And for the pearl-clutching PP who can't believe federal employees get bonuses ... my bonus is usually $500 and it's merit based, so you have to hit a certain level just to qualify.  I once got the second-tier $1100 bonus and I practically killed myself to get it.  And those are BEFORE taxes numbers.  So don't delude yourself into thinking we're getting rich off the backs of Joe Taxpayer.   [/quote]

I'm a gov't employee too, although not a lawyer. I believe I am well-compensated, but my job doesn't require you to have a degree. Or at least it didn't when a lot of my current co-workers started. I do have a grad degree though.

Also, just so the pearl-clutcher knows, there are federal agencies where employees don't get bonuses at all.  My agency is like the PP's- we used to get a bonus based on performance, but it's usually never more a couple of hundred dollars pre-tax.[/quote]

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