Comment by Bootwizard | Hacker News Reader

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Government jobs suck. Period.

Here is the actual text for the requirements to be a GS-13 employee (and they are strict on these)

"GS-13 Federal Employee Base Salary GS-13 government employees will receive a base salary of between $76,687.00 and $99,691.00, depending on their General Schedule Step. The educational and experience requirements for most GS-13 government jobs are: Master's or Ph. D."

For most companies in that area, you can paid that salary or more right out of a Bachelor's. I've worked a government job before amd always felt undervalued, even compared to contractors who were ok n the same team as me (they were making nearly 40% more than I made with similar experience).

And I'm almost positive if you take this position, you'll be working on propping up old, irrelevant tech from who knows how many years ago.

Just like any large organization, some jobs will suck. Some will not.

For this job announcement the pay is $99,172 to $166,500 per year, depending on experience.

I was a GS-14 with just a B.S.

The best thing about government service is finding a position where you think the mission is important.

Also, the benefits are really good.

Yes, there are poeple that are retired in place in some organizations, but often good people do well. They tend to get recognition, but there are bad bosses there, too. You need to work with HR to move ASAP to a good team if you find yourself in a toxic place.

Did you stay with the govt? I've wondered if it'd be hard to get a job in silicon valley if your first job was with the govt or another "less trendy" employer.

I would really like to be able to apply for this position but I don't meet the GS-13 requirement I bet. If they called me tomorrow to do this job for $76K a year I would do it (assuming moving expenses were paid for). The thing that gets me was I when I desperate for work everyone told me to apply for a government job (army, navy, etc.) but it was always experience, experience, experience and a connection. I got experience now but without a connection I know applying is pointless. I even tried to get an army job with a connection once but they turned me down because I didn't have experience.

I'm more interested in the benefits than the salary at this particular point in my life.

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