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Anyone here work for the Federal Government?
8/4/2010 | Me

Posted on 08/04/2010 3:09:42 PM PDT by paul544

Just wondering, as strange as it may seem, if there are any Freepers working for the Federal Gov't willing to answer some simple questions about it. I've been approached about the possibility of working for them and am weighing it.


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1 posted on 08/04/2010 3:09:43 PM PDT by paul544
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To: paul544

We ALL work for the federal government ... via taxes


2 posted on 08/04/2010 3:11:00 PM PDT by clamper1797 (Would you hold my hand ... If I saw you in heaven ... to my angel in heaven)
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To: paul544

May be your best opportunity for a good job the way things are going. Go for it.


3 posted on 08/04/2010 3:11:18 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: paul544

Spent some years in the military. What would you like to know?


4 posted on 08/04/2010 3:12:04 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
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To: paul544

Straight employee, contractor, sub? The nuances are quite different.


5 posted on 08/04/2010 3:14:31 PM PDT by allmost
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To: paul544

Twenty one years of counting beans for the Department of the Army.


6 posted on 08/04/2010 3:15:34 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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To: paul544
I've been approached about the possibility of working for them and am weighing it.

USPS here,, not really government, but I had to go though more background checks than the Secret Service.....PS,, I'm a Mechanic...

7 posted on 08/04/2010 3:16:18 PM PDT by MrPiper
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To: paul544

I plead the Fifth.


8 posted on 08/04/2010 3:19:07 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: paul544

i did in my earl 20s, first programming job i got. lasted 2 yrs. got a site award from the installation eng director.
everyonie else said.
1. why do u work so hard?
2. how did u get the award?

i said. i am outta here losers. never looked back, losers.


9 posted on 08/04/2010 3:19:44 PM PDT by placerville
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To: gov_bean_ counter

So how many beans are there?


10 posted on 08/04/2010 3:20:50 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (A woman is like an artichoke; you have to do a bit of work to get to her heart ~Insp. Clouseau)
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To: paul544
The Federal Government is where to go when you want to kill your career. Good benefits and pay. If you make it past 3 years they won't be able to fire you unless you falsify time sheets or travel expenses, or punch out your supervisor.

Be prepared to spend time learning that the best way to beat the system is by giving it exactly what it wants.

11 posted on 08/04/2010 3:21:25 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (0bama, proof we can no longer underestimate the stupidity of the voters.)
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To: paul544
Insurance, stable work, decent retirement, are good. Sometimes the pay, working conditions, political environement and coworkers are not so good.
12 posted on 08/04/2010 3:21:29 PM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: Larry Lucido
So how many beans are there??

More than one could count in twenty one years...

13 posted on 08/04/2010 3:22:09 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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To: clamper1797

“We all work for the gov’t”
Get ready to work a lot harder in Jan. when the commie in chief allows your taxes to skyrocket.


14 posted on 08/04/2010 3:22:57 PM PDT by taillightchaser
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To: paul544
Sorry to piggy bank on your thread, but I was wondering if anyone here worked for Home Depot?

How about Olive Garden?

15 posted on 08/04/2010 3:25:46 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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Only through about April, then I start to break even.


16 posted on 08/04/2010 3:26:33 PM PDT by NonLinear (Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.)
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I’ve been working for them for 45 years now. Involuntarily except for the three years in the Army.


17 posted on 08/04/2010 3:30:00 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: placerville

“Why do you work so hard?” is a question only those in government jobs, and unions hear. Everywhere else they expect you to work harder.


18 posted on 08/04/2010 3:32:17 PM PDT by FrankR (It doesn't matter what they call us, only what we answer to....)
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To: NonLinear

About your tagline: Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

I disagree, the teens will behave far more responsibly...
;)


19 posted on 08/04/2010 3:32:30 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: paul544

I just applied for a six million dollar grant to study whether a red shirt on Star Trek is more likely to die than a female that a Cartwright boy (Bonanza) falls in love with.

It has been weeks so I expect to be living off federal funds pretty soon, does that count?


20 posted on 08/04/2010 3:33:10 PM PDT by ansel12 (Mitt: "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush")
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