I worked for the feds for 30 years. Reagan imposed a hiring freeze that lasted about 10 years. People who retired, resigned, died or left for other reasons, couldn’t be replaced by new people, their positions had to be filled from within. There was a dramatic drop in the number of employees, and it did increase the workload on each employee. That was not really a bad deal, when applying for promotions, we didn’t have to compete with outsiders, plus with all the work to be done, no one was ever fired unless the were really really bad. Reagan also did not give us our yearly Cost of Living raise for about 4 years.
Retired Fed here. Fortunately, my pension is locked in. But I do wonder whether they’ll change the pension formula for future new hires.
Reagan also did not give us our yearly Cost of Living raise for about 4 years.”””
Here’s a news flash for youall:
Obama has raised Soc Sec by a whopping >3 percent this coming year.
That is $3 on a Thousand dollars.
I will get a whopping $36 more next year—IF I live the entire year—and that does NOT cover my COL.
My state has been giving driver;s licenses to illegals. MY auto insurance has gone up $35 a MONTH & my last accident was Oct of 1966 & I haven’t changed vehicles since April 1986.
Giving Fed employees a COL raise when they are already impossible to lay off or fire is an insult to the rest of the USA.
I am sure that there are some good Fed employees—however, I strongly believe there are TOO many of them overall & I would advocate to close some of the Cabinet positions. IF these people are so talented, they will be able to find jobs in the private sector. However—those who have spent a significant number of years in PUBLIC employment can be totally contaminated with their ‘perks’ and the employer demands.