Anonymous
10/15/2025 19:58
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Piss off. I took a 50% paycut to take my federal job because I believe in what I am doing. I could easily get a better paying job with better hours and less stress (especially with what the current administration is subjecting us to), but I could never have the same impact in the private sector. Even many lower paid civil servants doing menial jobs could get "better" jobs, but value their contribution to this country.
50% pay cut??? I have a hard time believing that
DP. 15 years ago I went from making 185k as a third year biglaw associate to 92k as a GS-13 staff attorney. Took 12 years and a competitive promotion to get up to a high enough GS-15 step to equal that third year salary.
DP. I took this kind of pay cut too. I tried to negotiate to only 50% pay cut. $250k in private, plus bonus, to $120k starting in federal sector.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 19:52
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Piss off. I took a 50% paycut to take my federal job because I believe in what I am doing. I could easily get a better paying job with better hours and less stress (especially with what the current administration is subjecting us to), but I could never have the same impact in the private sector. Even many lower paid civil servants doing menial jobs could get "better" jobs, but value their contribution to this country.
50% pay cut??? I have a hard time believing that
DP. 15 years ago I went from making 185k as a third year biglaw associate to 92k as a GS-13 staff attorney. Took 12 years and a competitive promotion to get up to a high enough GS-15 step to equal that third year salary.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 19:33
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Piss off. I took a 50% paycut to take my federal job because I believe in what I am doing. I could easily get a better paying job with better hours and less stress (especially with what the current administration is subjecting us to), but I could never have the same impact in the private sector. Even many lower paid civil servants doing menial jobs could get "better" jobs, but value their contribution to this country.
50% pay cut??? I have a hard time believing that
Anonymous
10/15/2025 15:44
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
It means the DRP people can come back
Some of our will though I guess they have to wait now.
Some of our will though I guess they have to wait now.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 15:37
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Well, DOJ has been hiring attorneys this whole time. Speaking from experience.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 15:32
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Just know that if you end up working for the fed govt you'll be treated like sh*t and everyone will think you're lazy. If you're ok with that, apply away
Anonymous
10/15/2025 14:30
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Piss off. I took a 50% paycut to take my federal job because I believe in what I am doing. I could easily get a better paying job with better hours and less stress (especially with what the current administration is subjecting us to), but I could never have the same impact in the private sector. Even many lower paid civil servants doing menial jobs could get "better" jobs, but value their contribution to this country.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 11:25
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Uh, nobody can get a job right now. Look at fresh out of college. The labor market is frozen.
You just confirmed PP is correct.
People want to work for the federal government because the job market is bad;
Current feds do not leave government because the job market is bad.
Pp tone implied it was the personnel who were lacking rather than the bad job market.
And you know that, so maybe you are sock puppet…
Anonymous
10/15/2025 11:15
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Uh, nobody can get a job right now. Look at fresh out of college. The labor market is frozen.
You just confirmed PP is correct.
People want to work for the federal government because the job market is bad;
Current feds do not leave government because the job market is bad.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 11:11
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
In case you don’t understand: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/frozen-job-market-shows-little-sign-of-thawing-145529105.html
Anonymous
10/15/2025 11:10
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Uh, nobody can get a job right now. Look at fresh out of college. The labor market is frozen.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 11:09
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Anonymous wrote:Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
People who can’t find a job better than a federal government job want it.
You should ask: why current federal government employees do not leave their federal government jobs in the current environment? The answer is: if they could get a better non-federal government job, they will do. But they can’t.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 10:31
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Who actually WANTS to work for the government?!?!?
I hear ICE is hiring. 50k sign on bonus. I will pass.
I hear ICE is hiring. 50k sign on bonus. I will pass.
Anonymous
10/15/2025 10:29
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Is this a joke?
Anonymous
10/15/2025 10:20
Subject: Federal Government Hiring Freeze Expires Today
Has anyone heard if the federal govt hiring freeze, which is expected to expire today, is actually going to be lifted?