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January 11, 2008 at 7:17 PM #134869January 11, 2008 at 7:17 PM #134910
VoZangre
Participant18 yrs and counting…
Fed employee ( Vets Hospitals) for the above mentioned
(scary-ass) amount of time. Am now about to fly the coop. DEFINITELY UNDERcompensated. A good 10-20% here in SunnyDaygo. And that includes benes. UCSD offers as good or better and are unionized ( box o worms, I know)… the Fed benes are WAY overrated. There is DEFINITELY a culture of slack, do as lil as possible…here… which is aboslutley contagious… Newton’s First Law and all…COntract working and shitty underpaid workers who don’t give a fiddler’s fart beCASUE they have no benes is VERY present here.
As for ” You probably couldn’t cut it.” Sod off, wanker.
ciao for now…
Voz
January 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM #134626mixxalot
ParticipantState and Federal Government workers and waste
I have seen a mixed bag- since I have done contract work a lot with both federal, state and private companies. I see folks who slack off in both govt and private. Waste in both. The benefits are better in govt jobs. Security is a lot better. Pay not bad if you are in high enough level. I am looking into a federal job in technology as many will soon retire and a pension would be nice to have besides just 401k and social security when I retire.
January 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM #134821ParticipantState and Federal Government workers and waste
I have seen a mixed bag- since I have done contract work a lot with both federal, state and private companies. I see folks who slack off in both govt and private. Waste in both. The benefits are better in govt jobs. Security is a lot better. Pay not bad if you are in high enough level. I am looking into a federal job in technology as many will soon retire and a pension would be nice to have besides just 401k and social security when I retire.
January 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM #134828ParticipantState and Federal Government workers and waste
I have seen a mixed bag- since I have done contract work a lot with both federal, state and private companies. I see folks who slack off in both govt and private. Waste in both. The benefits are better in govt jobs. Security is a lot better. Pay not bad if you are in high enough level. I am looking into a federal job in technology as many will soon retire and a pension would be nice to have besides just 401k and social security when I retire.
January 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM #134884ParticipantState and Federal Government workers and waste
I have seen a mixed bag- since I have done contract work a lot with both federal, state and private companies. I see folks who slack off in both govt and private. Waste in both. The benefits are better in govt jobs. Security is a lot better. Pay not bad if you are in high enough level. I am looking into a federal job in technology as many will soon retire and a pension would be nice to have besides just 401k and social security when I retire.
January 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM #134925ParticipantState and Federal Government workers and waste
I have seen a mixed bag- since I have done contract work a lot with both federal, state and private companies. I see folks who slack off in both govt and private. Waste in both. The benefits are better in govt jobs. Security is a lot better. Pay not bad if you are in high enough level. I am looking into a federal job in technology as many will soon retire and a pension would be nice to have besides just 401k and social security when I retire.
January 11, 2008 at 7:47 PM #134641Ricechex
ParticipantWell, if you are going to work for DOD, you may re-consider salary. They have gone to a NSPS system, which is a merit performance based system. The problem is, it won’t work that way at all. They have developed a pay banding, supposedly to recruit people in certain fields. Those people will get paid. Other workers, dependent on “available funds.” Heh. That means they won’t be available. If I didn’t have 12 years in, I would find another job.
January 11, 2008 at 7:47 PM #134836ParticipantWell, if you are going to work for DOD, you may re-consider salary. They have gone to a NSPS system, which is a merit performance based system. The problem is, it won’t work that way at all. They have developed a pay banding, supposedly to recruit people in certain fields. Those people will get paid. Other workers, dependent on “available funds.” Heh. That means they won’t be available. If I didn’t have 12 years in, I would find another job.
January 11, 2008 at 7:47 PM #134843ParticipantWell, if you are going to work for DOD, you may re-consider salary. They have gone to a NSPS system, which is a merit performance based system. The problem is, it won’t work that way at all. They have developed a pay banding, supposedly to recruit people in certain fields. Those people will get paid. Other workers, dependent on “available funds.” Heh. That means they won’t be available. If I didn’t have 12 years in, I would find another job.
January 11, 2008 at 7:47 PM #134899ParticipantWell, if you are going to work for DOD, you may re-consider salary. They have gone to a NSPS system, which is a merit performance based system. The problem is, it won’t work that way at all. They have developed a pay banding, supposedly to recruit people in certain fields. Those people will get paid. Other workers, dependent on “available funds.” Heh. That means they won’t be available. If I didn’t have 12 years in, I would find another job.
January 11, 2008 at 7:47 PM #134941ParticipantWell, if you are going to work for DOD, you may re-consider salary. They have gone to a NSPS system, which is a merit performance based system. The problem is, it won’t work that way at all. They have developed a pay banding, supposedly to recruit people in certain fields. Those people will get paid. Other workers, dependent on “available funds.” Heh. That means they won’t be available. If I didn’t have 12 years in, I would find another job.
January 11, 2008 at 7:48 PM #134621kewp
Participantyou sure about that? check the latest census numbers on median wage per industry…
Positive. IT security is red-hot right now and when I put out some feelers over the last year the positions were all in that range.
I will admit that in my case, I’ve made pretty much the same in both areas. The potential for upwards mobility seems much more in the private sector, however. Plus one can’t ignore bennies like stock options, 401k, etc.
The big benefit for me in the public sector is I can work a 40 hour week and still have energy for some side projects. Which may make me rich one day, who knows.
January 11, 2008 at 7:48 PM #134816Participantyou sure about that? check the latest census numbers on median wage per industry…
Positive. IT security is red-hot right now and when I put out some feelers over the last year the positions were all in that range.
I will admit that in my case, I’ve made pretty much the same in both areas. The potential for upwards mobility seems much more in the private sector, however. Plus one can’t ignore bennies like stock options, 401k, etc.
The big benefit for me in the public sector is I can work a 40 hour week and still have energy for some side projects. Which may make me rich one day, who knows.
January 11, 2008 at 7:48 PM #134823Participantyou sure about that? check the latest census numbers on median wage per industry…
Positive. IT security is red-hot right now and when I put out some feelers over the last year the positions were all in that range.
I will admit that in my case, I’ve made pretty much the same in both areas. The potential for upwards mobility seems much more in the private sector, however. Plus one can’t ignore bennies like stock options, 401k, etc.
The big benefit for me in the public sector is I can work a 40 hour week and still have energy for some side projects. Which may make me rich one day, who knows.
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