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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to bet early dismissal - that's it.

As a fed who has previously worked for contractors and the public sector, no job is perfect. It all has its pros and cons. However, not knowing what kind of funding you have - for several months EVERY YEAR - is getting pretty stressful. Will my projects get slashed? Do I have a travel budget? How can we do what we need to do with such limited resources?

However, in the private sector, there is far more flexibility. It is easier to move up, move departments, get yourself a bonus with good performance. Our bonuses are laughable - the most I've gotten is $1200 for exemplary performance. In a corporation, you can easily get a $10k bonus for doing a fantastic job. There is no such option in the government, EVER.

Why I stay: work-life balance. Right now, I am fine making less money in exchange for 40-hr work weeks. However, the ambitious part of me might tire of that someday. When that day comes, I'll get the industry equivalent of my job - oh heck, maybe I'll take a step DOWN - and I'll increase my salary by 50%, easily. It's kind of all about the tortoise and the hare, right? We're all trying to make it to retirement. Many feds are tortoises, slow and steady but minimizing risk and forgoing potential salary increases. Industry is the hare, full of ups and downs but taking risks that can lead to great rewards.[/quote]

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