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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m contemplating applying to Fed jobs. And I worked as a contractor and have friends still in the system, so understand everything that is going on right now.

I think Feds underestimate how ruthless the private sector is, especially nowadays. I would gladly take 40 hours work weeks and being able to take sick time/PTO without worrying that I’ll be first to be targeted for a laid off. [/quote]

Actually you will be the first one targeted for a layoff during your probationary period.  [/quote]

Yes, I understand. But there’s no arbitrary reasons behind it - the only people I know who were Feds that were let go were people who just started or worked in something explicitly DEIA. There is always layoffs in the private sector, just look that Meta is laying off 8% in May. That’s business as usual for them, whereas the federal layoffs were a big deal. [/quote]

You need to do more reading.  There are tons of feds that were in their probationary period that were arbitrarily fired and it wasnt just DEI.  There were even people that were probationary due to promotions that were fired.  [/quote]

I get that people got fired that were in their probationary period. No job is guaranteed at most places of employment, but I still believe that Feds have more worker rights than most people. When I worked at a PE owned company, there were multiple rounds of layoffs every year. Even my current employer has a small layoff every year and it’s a much better employer than most private sector companies. I don’t think I’m going to convince you, but in my experience the federal government is a much better employer than the majority of companies.

The only thing I think it doesn’t match private sector is five days in person, I believe three days is average for private sector. But you can actually take your sick time for appointments and illness as a Fed and not be penalized. If I took all my sick time, I would be first to be laid off.[/quote]

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