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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have similar feelings. I’m 48, my best friend from college and I graduated with similar grades. I went into the federal government and he went into marketing, similar salaries to start. We’ve both risen toward the top of our fields, I make just over $200k and he’s in the millions. I know this is incredibly naive but I never thought about my trajectory when I was 22 and how limited my choices would be later compared to going into business field. I’m very envious of people who chose a more lucrative path.[/quote]

You realize you can leave federal service, right?  If you're north of $200, you're either an SES, at CISA with cyberpay, a medical professional, or at a regulator.  Any of which has lucrative exit options into the private sector.

I left the government a year ago and now make seven figures.  Which is rare, I admit, but I've changed career paths about four times to find my way here.  Sitting around and waiting for it to happen to me wasn't going to cut it.[/quote]

Did you leave at 48? If so, well done!  It can be challenging to find a lucrative private sector job at that age.[/quote]

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