I know two people that used to be contractors and now make far more money working directly for the FedGov...
I work at an engineering firm in the DC metro area and we are a government contractor. About 50% of our work comes from the FedGov. We have lost multiple employees to the FedGov due to benefits and medical care. Sometimes when they leave they take a small paycut initially, but the overall benefits are much better in the public sector. My maxed out vacation time is basically what a Fed starts with in the first year.
“I know two people that used to be contractors and now make far more money working directly for the FedGov”
Just the opposite here. I knew a lot of people that hired on with the fed gov after military service, did their required time to retire and then came back as contractors in the same facility....many times doing the exact same job.
Now THAT’S triple dippin’!