My point is that you can’t compare the job stability from Federal Contractors as Government employee. Yes, you are gov’t who gets 2x the pay but you take 2~4x the risk.
Fixed.
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Don’t forget that the government (at least the US government) always goes for the lowest bidder.
TWICE the pay??? What country do you live in??? I’m actually being paid about 80% what I should be getting, and have less job security as a result (the only advantage that a Federal Contractor has is that the government has already budgeted and spent the money to the consulting firms that hire contractors, so a govt shutdown doesn’t fire us. In fact, contractors are usually the ones who keep showing up when the government employees are on furlough.)
EDIT: Oh, yeah, and I also drive almost an hour to get here, as opposed to the 1/2 hour I used to do when working private sector, so I’m driving twice as far for the lower pay and higher risk.
V/r,
45ish percent here. I WISH I was around 80…
Yeah - and I work at a DoD-based school so I also get snow days and get paid 
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Wow… I really didn’t know… I take back all my words.
All of them ever?
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If I seemed to get a bit hyper about this, I apologize. It wasn’t my intention. I can get fairly excited about certain topics.
But, yeah, being a federal contractor isn’t as great as many people think it is. I don’t know about other installations, but where I work, there is a bias against federal contractors… even if our car is damaged in a flood while on base, DoD insurance will not cover the damages.
But, I love working here. I love the people I work with. I enjoy working along-side those in uniform. And I love the work that I do.
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No one else here ever gets too excited about anything ever!
I would also like to apologize to the OP. I did NOT mean to hijack your thread!
It would probably be a good idea to discuss Fed Contractor and stuff like that in another thread.
Hey man!
No problem talking about that here.
I`ve just stop talking because I live in Brazil and we have to many differences between our governments.
Just happy to see how active this community is.
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I’m better than nice people… I’m perfect! 
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… and also THE most humble participant, here. 
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That goes without saying
Yes, all of them!
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