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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by gyc on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:28PM (#26729841)
>The pay is usually very noncompetitive.

But the benefits are usually top notch (e.g. healthcare). If the position comes with a generous defined-benefits government pension, it can actually end up being more lucrative than working in the private sector.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by bartvk on Thursday April 08, 2021 @01:30AM (#26735384)
> generous defined-benefits government pension

You have to make sure that this pension actually pans out. I've worked at a semi-government job for 10 years. However only 1 of the ten years, they indexed their current payouts with inflation.

I'm a freelancer now, and I've been counting on that pension. But if this continues, that government pension will be worth a whole lot less. I'll probably have to work longer.

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