Does that make me “amazing”?
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Actually, yes because you have real skills and produce real work. You go to work everyday and meet all the contractual deadlines and deliverables. Your work is honest and honorable. You produce while the bureaucrats play politics and feather their nests.
Your grandkids should indeed be very proud of your accomplishments and contributions.
The "getting to work everyday" is the part I'm most proud of, given the traffic in D.C. area.
A lot of the "technical" government employees, engineers, programmers, etc., have real skills and work hard, as well. It's the leadership at all levels where the problem lies.