Job searches can be tough for anyone, but some of the federal workers flooding the market after widespread layoffs are finding it particularly tough. Park ranger?
A November report from the Federal Salary Council, which advises on government pay, found that federal salaries were one-fourth lower than those in the private sector.
People take government jobs because the benefits are pretty good and the job security is second to none. Take that away and the workers will leave the market and never come back. DOGE is permanently disabling the organs of the federal government in real time in ways that are not possible to repair.
A November report from the Federal Salary Council, which advises on government pay, found that federal salaries were one-fourth lower than those in the private sector.
People take government jobs because the benefits are pretty good and the job security is second to none. Take that away and the workers will leave the market and never come back. DOGE is permanently disabling the organs of the federal government in real time in ways that are not possible to repair.
Good. Smaller government is a good thing.