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0 pointssublimefire1y ago0 comments

Government jobs are safe because rarely if ever people get fired.

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This comment is hilarious. Like someone was placed in a time machine and missed the last few months.

There are a lot of us that live in countries where government jobs are still extremely stable. You’d have to break the law in a very big way to get fired.

jrockway1y ago

Except for like the last 3 months!

Loughla1y ago

Until whole departments get gutted on the whims of a new executive or their political appointee department head.

And I'm not just talking about Trump. Every mayor, governor, what have you. They all appoint their friends to high places.

VagabundoP1y ago

My job is extra permanent. If they shut us down they'd just have to find me a desk somewhere. Its a rut, but its my rut...

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