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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another happy federal lawyer.  My co-workers are nice. I believe in my agency’s mission and am actually able to help people.  The work is interesting and challenging, but not too stressful. We’re 100% telework.   At the end of the workday, I’m 100% off the clock.  Over 15 years in, so plenty of leave. Great benefits. Great job security.  And at the end of the line, a pension in addition to Thrift. which is almost unheard of in 2024.  I’m not getting rich, but I’m being fairly paid and we are fine financially in a 2 professional household. And will be even better in 2 years when the youngest kid is out of college.

I was in private practice before becoming a Fed and was miserable. [/quote]

This is me and DH. 2 GS 15 lawyers who both love our jobs. DH works a bit more than I do (not remotely a 9-5) and I’ve got a great, flexible, mostly remote schedule that allows me to be the primary parent (I don’t litigate or travel). We are 15+ years in and, if we stay in govt, will be eligible to retire with full benefits at 57 and 58, the same year our youngest graduates from college (I’ll probably retire, DH probably won’t). We are lucky that grandparents have earmarked funds for college so we didn’t have to worry about that, but otherwise we won’t be rich, but will be able to retire comfortably with a nice pension and decent retirement savings. [/quote]

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