> appealing to a sense of civic duty and offering short-term engagements
Which is why everybody loves getting a letter asking them to turn up for jury duty, right?!
I think lots of people would enjoy serving on a jury if two things were fixed:
* You don't have to spend a full day in a courthouse doing nothing during the selection process
* The government guarantees you will continue receiving your normal income during the trial
Please add "Having Jury Nullification Explained in Detail" to your list.
The top tech talent that we aim to attract to USDS often can make far more than these salaries staying in the private sector, so appealing to a sense of civic duty and offering short-term engagements is what we have to do to recruit.