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Old 12-14-2015, 06:07 PM
 
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Government job demand and the economy have a negative correlation. During high stress economic times more people want gov jobs. The crash is coming soon. The smart are bailing out of high stress private sector jobs and into cushy government ones.
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:28 PM
 
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Happens every upturn. Government employees leave for more lucrative, but less secure, private jobs. And this time, older government employees are retiring in large numbers. So, even though government jobs are traditionally hard to land, your chances may be the best in many years.
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:36 PM
 
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When will the crash be coming and will it be worse than 07/08 ?
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Old 12-15-2015, 05:10 PM
 
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Will it get any easier to get hired, for real? I mean...won't people still get in by knowing someone or being a vet?
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Old 12-15-2015, 05:19 PM
 
Location: London
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Don't they do FBI level background checks though?

Not that I have anything to hide. But I don't want my intimate details of life xrayed.
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Old 12-16-2015, 12:53 AM
 
Location: Clovis Strong, NM
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The entry level ones I've seen with the state I'm in right now seem to pay rather low compared to say, CA.
But with my mind heavy on breaking away from my current line of work, I'm more or less looking at getting onto either a public safety dispatch position, or an entry level road maintenance crew to gain some experience for further opportunities down the road.
Not to mention the schedules would obviously be a lot nicer than what I've been handling for the past, ten years.
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Old 12-16-2015, 11:28 AM
 
Location: Fairfax, VA
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Government job demand and the economy have a negative correlation. During high stress economic times more people want gov jobs. The crash is coming soon. The smart are bailing out of high stress private sector jobs and into cushy government ones.

Your brain will turn to mush and you will be unemployable once you are let go when the budgets are slashed. Govt jobs are no more secure than the private sector.
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Old 12-16-2015, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Upper Darby, PA
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It doesn't necessarily have to be a government job, just a job that is connected to something that will always be around like

Public Transportation
Electric Company
Gas Company
State Issued Childcare
Cable
Customer Service at University Hospital



People working in these jobs have been employed for 10 plus years.
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Old 12-16-2015, 09:25 PM
 
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Your brain will turn to mush and you will be unemployable once you are let go when the budgets are slashed. Govt jobs are no more secure than the private sector.
Plus, government jobs suck. They're for lazy, useless people who can't cut it in competitive environments.
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Old 12-17-2015, 07:10 AM
 
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The crash is coming soon.

Been hearing that since 2010
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