Re:A Letter to the American People
by chasd00 on Saturday March 01, 2025 @07:05PM
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I don’t know what you’re talking about. I haven’t met a single federal employee that regards their job as some form of patriotic duty. Quite the opposite from what I’ve experienced, it’s mostly “I don’t make as much but at least I can’t get fired”.
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I don’t think it’s most people’s primary motivation, which is how it sounds like you’re interpreting me.
Fair enough
Re:A Letter to the American People
by GeneralMayhem on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:57PM
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It's going to dramatically depend on department. EPA? Probably a passion, but also not a lot of other places to work for those exact jobs. IRS auditor? Maybe; maybe that's the job they could get, or maybe it's a choice between that and making $$$ at a big-name consultancy. 18F? Almost certainly a choice of patriotic duty, because those people could walk into any big-tech job and make multiple times their salary.