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It's just rough that the richest country in the world provides such a negative incentive for working in the public interest. I fully accept that government work won't be a lottery ticket type opportunity but asking people to sacrifice serious income for a max of four years without getting to participate in pension, etc that other government work allows and is a _real_ incentive is just wacky. (Maybe I'm out of date on the pension.) And the four year max, why? Surely the federal government out of everything must value institutional knowledge but how can you possibly achieve that with a four year cap?

Dunno. I love the idea of the US Digital Services but the way it's structured just does not come across as a serious effort on the part of the federal government to achieve its mission.

parent troutwine 3 years ago

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