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Twitter says Marylanders and Virginians hate their jobs
WTOP News (Washington DC) ^ | 12 July 2016 | Jeff Clabaugh | @wtopclabaugh

Posted on 07/16/2016 5:07:04 AM PDT by COBOL2Java

WASHINGTON — If what is posted on Twitter is a fair indication, people in Maryland and Virginia don’t much like their jobs.

Online jobs site Monster.com and social intelligence company Brandwatch studied a year’s worth of Twitter posts from across the country and analyzed posts specifically about jobs. The study puts both Maryland and Virginia in the top 10 for job haters.

It is the second year Monster and Brandwatch have conducted the study. It analyzed two million English-language tweets.

The top 10 states where people on Twitter hate their jobs at a higher ratio than loving their jobs are consistent with last year’s results, Monster said. All are exclusively in the eastern half of the U.S., and eight of last year’s 10 lowest-ranked states made showing again this year.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: md; top10; va; virginia; workforce
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To: JPJones
Percentage of citizens of Maryland working in Federal Government positions: 5.5%

Percentage of citizens of Virginia working in Federal Government positions: 4.6%

Federal Employees By State

21 posted on 07/16/2016 6:12:43 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: COBOL2Java

In “Office Space”, Jennifer Anniston said something like, “Most people hate their jobs. You’ve just got to go out there and find something that makes you happy.”


22 posted on 07/16/2016 6:15:54 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Trump loves America and will protect the people who live here first, last and always. - Coulter)
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To: Robert DeLong

Percentage of citizens of Maryland working in Federal Government positions: 5.5%
Percentage of citizens of Virginia working in Federal Government positions: 4.6%”

Ok: Fedgov workers AND stategov workers.


23 posted on 07/16/2016 6:16:34 AM PDT by JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)
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To: JPJones

Fedgov workers endlessly complaining, even though they’re paid double, get Cadillac health care and retire early (very).

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All true but life in the bureaucracy is mind numbing, obsessed with trivialities and minutea, and infested with smothering internal politics. An environment like this is not a very rewarding or motivational place to work in unless you thrive on the monotonous and tedious.


24 posted on 07/16/2016 6:18:03 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Robert DeLong

“Percentage of citizens of Maryland working in Federal Government positions: 5.5%
Percentage of citizens of Virginia working in Federal Government positions: 4.6%”

LOL, from your cite:

“The map below shows states where federal employees account for the highest share of total nonfarm employment. About 5.6 of all workers in Hawaii are federal employees, followed by Maryland (5.5 percent) and Virginia (4.6 percent).”

So Maryland and Virginia states where people are most unhappy with their jobs, are 2nd and 3rd in fedgov jobs!

Thanks for proving my point!


25 posted on 07/16/2016 6:19:10 AM PDT by JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)
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To: Starboard

“All true but life in the bureaucracy is mind numbing, obsessed with trivialities and minutea, and infested with smothering internal politics. An environment like this is not a very rewarding or motivational place to work in unless you thrive on the monotonous and tedious.”

oooh sooooo hard.

Notice, no one EVER quits a fedgov job.


26 posted on 07/16/2016 6:20:02 AM PDT by JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)
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To: COBOL2Java

I see that Alaska is one of the “love their job” states.

I lived there for 20 years, and working was the most fun and rewarding part of my life there. I preferred being at work to being at home.


27 posted on 07/16/2016 6:20:09 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Trump loves America and will protect the people who live here first, last and always. - Coulter)
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To: Moonman62

“..traffic ... very cranky...”

This is correct. I had to drive to Philadelphia and back (upstate NY) through New Jersey yesterday. Our daughter had a two year post bone marrow transplant check up appointment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that she was required to attend; this was not a trip done by choice. (she is doing great and has been restored to full health).

The traffic in New Jersey was beyond horrendous throughout the entire state for the entire day.

This has to have an impact on people. It took us an hour and half to get from University City where CHOP is to get three exits north on 95 North!! and we left at 3:00. Unbelievable.


28 posted on 07/16/2016 6:20:16 AM PDT by stonehouse01
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To: Moonman62

That is quite true. The DC area gets increasingly congested with each passing year. Commuting is an ordeal that saps the life blood out of you.


29 posted on 07/16/2016 6:20:34 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: JPJones

“..no one EVER quits a fedgov job...”

I will add that fedgov workers are willing to overlook crimes to keep their federal jobs as well. (i.e., FBI Director, Loretta Lynch, etc.)


30 posted on 07/16/2016 6:23:13 AM PDT by stonehouse01
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To: Texas Fossil

If 1/2 of what is done in DC ended tomorrow, no one outside of DC would notice or miss it.

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Absolutely true. The waste and mismanagement in DC is so vast that its completely beyond the comprehension of most people. Another pervasive and wasteful problem is the overlapping duplication of functions between federal agencies. Eliminating this duplication would be a good to start cutting back on the size of government. And nobody would ever notice it.


31 posted on 07/16/2016 6:27:35 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: ganeemead

All jobs in the DC region are by contract

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That’s not too far from reality. Contractors are the hidden army that actually does the “work”, and often tells the feds how to do their jobs.

(FYI, it’s COTR not COTAR)


32 posted on 07/16/2016 6:30:01 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: ronniesgal

I was in the Air Force for 24 years. Loved my first 3 assignments, hated my last 2 assignments. Everything in the middle was neutral (meh). My last assignment was at the Pentagon, which was awful. During the Clinton Administration, the whole military culture seemed to change for the worse.

After I retired, was offered a few jobs with DC area contractors. My answer was no thanks—see ya. Though no shortage of retired officers working at those companies.


33 posted on 07/16/2016 6:30:06 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: JPJones

“About 5.6 of all workers in Hawaii are federal employees,”

I’m guessing they’re the happiest people on earth.


34 posted on 07/16/2016 6:37:09 AM PDT by JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)
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To: JPJones

Notice, no one EVER quits a fedgov job.

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I did. Some people looked at me like I was crazy. Others envied my professional independence and cheered me on.

I had a good, secure job at the time but wanted to spread my wings — and increase my salary. I had just completed some advanced education and thought the time had to come to test myself in the private sector. It was a manageable risk situation; in the long run it turned out to be a good career move that led to some good future opportunities.

Eventually I later wound up working for a government chartered corporation before going back to private again. I was fortunate to be able to move around like I did. A rolling stone gathers no moss. :)


35 posted on 07/16/2016 6:42:30 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: COBOL2Java

My take is that complainers complain and happy people enjoy life.

So any data like this is very suspect.

And of course using Tweater users to project numbers of the total population is completely wrong.


36 posted on 07/16/2016 6:43:23 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Texas Fossil

Re: McDonalds

are you referring to DC area or US as a whole?

http://www.eater.com/2016/4/22/11486612/mcdonalds-sales-q1-2016


37 posted on 07/16/2016 6:45:36 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: COBOL2Java
Twitter says Marylanders and Virginians hate their jobs

This is like the "truck kills 84 in France" headline. Twitter is not a sentient being anymore than the truck is.

38 posted on 07/16/2016 6:47:07 AM PDT by upchuck (I'm hanging here until my Free Republic 401K is fully vested.)
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To: Starboard

I work as a contractor around govies. Now, I work in IT, so I can’t speak for more forward-facing positions in the government, but looking at some of them, I find it hard to see them in the private sector. Let me explain.

As contractors, we are expected, even in IT, to dress business casual; some even wear shirt and tie (skirt and business blouse for ladies). The govies with whom we work side-by-side, however, are jeans with holes, t-shirts and sandals.

Contractors are required to have a modicum of interpersonal skills. Some of the govies with whom I’ve come in contact seem almost autistic.


39 posted on 07/16/2016 6:53:32 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
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To: JPJones
Okay, if you choose to ignore the fact that 94.5 % in Maryland & 96.4% in Virginia work other jobs, that's fine

If your point were indeed valid then Hawaii should be among that list, but they are not. So care to explain why they are not included? Also explain why those who make more than the average, get top benefits, have more security, and really do not have to work hard, would hate their jobs.

40 posted on 07/16/2016 6:53:35 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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