This is a guvmint job, right?
Yeah. (City)
They took his ed assistance away when the economy tanked after 9/11...about a year later. Economy improved, but he never got it back.
They let him work on his thesis at work, which is a big reason why he hasn't actively looked for another job...because his thesis paper is also a study that the city needs done. So his thesis is also his job, so to speak.
That really was financially worth a lot to us...