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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd very much like to go into public service. Possibly indefinitely, possibly for a lengthy chunk of time (7-10 years). But I also quite like the lifestyle we have now with two private sector salaries. I make about $300k/year all-in and my partner makes about the same. We don't have extravagant expenses, but we very much like the ability to buy plane tickets to go see family/take nice vacations etc. without thinking about the money.

My move to public service would probably coincide with my partner moving to a less demanding job. I would end up making around 150/year and my partner would make maybe 175-200. We'd also maybe like to have a child around then. This is obviously still a somewhat comfortable combined income, but with the rise in expenses it's a drastic lifestyle change.

If people made the move in these circumstances, what did you do to deal with the income drop? (Besides saving more- we're saving as much as we can now-- about 175/year and maxing both 401ks) What things did you talk about with respect to whether or not the move is worth it?[/quote]

Public service means becoming a missionary and going to Africa.

Becoming a bureaucrat with a fully funded pension 10+ years earlier than in the private sector, and with a much more flexible work schedule is a perfectly legitimate lifestyle choice, but it's not "public service".[/quote]

You have a very narrow (and idiosyncratically religious) definition of public service.  [/quote]

Fine. Join the Red Cross and go help people living in poverty and conflict.

That's public service -- the rest is just the search for a public pension and for a taxpayer-subsidized easy work schedule.[/quote]

Ok you clearly have an axe to grind and I have no illusions of persuading you.  But, reasonable people reading along can just look up the definition of public service and see that you're just using your own personal dictionary to redefine terms.  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service[/quote]

Very useful link, thanks.

Now I know that OP means she's considering working for "the business of supplying a commodity (such as electricity or gas) or service (such as transportation) to any or all members of a community."

That's very noble, and truly justifies a temporary pay cut.[/quote]

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