Not for everyone, but many are going quite well. This is without note of their benefits. Don't you wonder what those are in addition? I can see retirement possibilities here. Sign me up.
Actually - wait a minute --- a DC job requires that you LIVE politics.
Even when you're not on the clock - you're facing public scrutiny.
Make sure you attend the correct events (at the Kennedy Center).
Talk to the right people, at the correct social parties.
Additionally, there's no such thing as a friend or confidante in DC.
Anything you say, think, or imply - can and will be used against you ----
so don't buy green bananas. In DC, chances are, you won't be there long enough for them to ripen.
I've been there and done that --- in two countries, now.
I am all in favor of people succeeding, growing and earning good salaries. But you have to wonder about the numbers being posted on Federal salaries, especially during a time of massive deficits, salary freezes, furloughs and layoffs. Sounds like a great gig to be a Federal worker. 19% make over $100K?
I don't know about you, but I have never worked anywhere with 1 out of 5 employees making $100K. Its usually more like 1/50 or so.
The number of federal workers earning six-figure salaries has exploded during the recession
Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% to 19% of civil servants during the recession's first 18 months
When the recession started, the Transportation Department had only one person earning a salary of $170,000 or more. Eighteen months later, 1,690 employees had salaries above $170,000.
Defense Department civilian employees earning $150,000 or more increased from 1,868 in December 2007 to 10,100 in June 2009
"There's no way to justify this to the American people. It's ridiculous," says Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, a first-term lawmaker who is on the House's federal workforce subcommittee.
If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2
Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
Salaries in some areas are based on the cost to live there...when my son moved from Atlanta to NYC his salary went from 45k to over 100k. not a gov't job.....The 45 went further in Atlanta than the 100 went in NYC. I understand that DC is an equally expensive place to live and salaries will reflect that even in private industry.
White House people do burn out quickly and find wages aren't everything and most move on after 2 years.
They had an article in the post yesterday about what California is paying their people, 700K+ for a prison doctor and 500k+ for a prison dentist. I think they need to send these jobs out for quote!
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
