as someone that has worked gov-adjacent in the past: at this point, the allure of the “stable government job” is gone.

Via contracting, I’ve seen things go pear-shaped more often than not after each election, during my entire working career. It’s not just a one-off thing, it’s a 4 year coin flip.
Can you imagine…. Having a six figure income working for the federal government, widely considered to be the most stable of job positions…then job gone with no notice and life turned upside down, family income gone, bills? Severance.. probably not.

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