Just today here in NY, I heard a radio ad from the State Dept of Transportation looking for road maintenance workers.
It blew my mind
Ever since I was a kid, a state job like that would only go to a politician’s brother-in-law or someone connected to a political party. Such a job would never hit the open market, much less be advertised on radio.
"State Dept of Transportation"
Maybe perks got cut? State jobs may not be so great as used to be?
I keep getting postcards in the mail from the USPS saying that THEY’RE hiring as well. I remember when a job at the post office was a job for life, and competition was STIFF to get one.
I saw a county road worker ad three months ago....for my home-county in Alabama. Yeah, it’s an ad that probably hasn’t been listed in fifty years. Comes with state medical package, and pension deal.
I’ve heard bus-driver positions for various school districts are getting this way as well.