Ah! There's the attitude I expected! It's like a scratch-off lottery ticket that always pays.
My suggestion is damn it man, make your words true! Quit the FedGov and really see what the open market will gain you. Be a free citizen, not a sinecure. If truth is worth anything to you, we'll all be better off.
I’ll admit it. I’m a hypocrite. If I had my way, the agency I work for would not exist.
But, I’m too old to start from zero again. I have a family depending on me and a mortgage to pay. Plus, I had several jobs before this one (I started college late at age 26 when I grew tired of being a roofer) and I learned that no matter what the salary, if you have a hard time getting along with coworkers it isn’t worth it.
And the people I work with are anything but the cliche of the “federal employee.” These are supremely dedicated, hard working, highly intelligent and motivated people who also happen to be easy to get along with. It’s hard to leave such people, at my age anyway.