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bokster@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Unfortunately, thatt’s a question only you can answer. But goes without saying for any job.

Asl yourself:

Will you be able to sleep peacefully at night knowing what job you’re doing and who you’re doing it for?
Are your morals stronger then job security you’re getting?
Can you stay on the job and inact change from within?
Can you refuse certain tasks you don’t feel conformable with?
Can you steer / influence the work that you and/or the agency does?

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Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
The first Trump presidency is known for the longest government shutdown in US history.

Job stability is not a given for federal employment anymore.

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- ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  So long as you have some savings, a government shutdown is more a vacation than anything. Back pay has always been given to employees.
  
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  - Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I would fully expect this to be repealed (if only as an effort to further purge government employees):
    
    …wikipedia.org/…/Government_Employee_Fair_Treatme…
    
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    ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    10s of Thousands of people motivated by not getting a week or so of pay because you couldn’t get your act together is bad for reelection prospects.
    
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