Ask which government entity he worked for. No body starts with. 5 weeks vacation. And there is no such thing as unlimited sick leave.
I know of one government entity that starts with 6 weeks vacation with unlimited sick leave and 100 percent of their medical insurance paid for. However he understated their pension benefits and overstated their 401k benefits.
I recently retired from a broke midwestern state. 5 weeks of vacation is pretty much the norm for exempt from overtime employees. Regular employees start off with 12 days vacation and work their way up. Everybody accrues 12 sick days per year, but that doesn't mean they can use it like vacation. They stopped direct sick leave payouts in the late 90's. A years worth of accrued sick days can be applied to certain retirement scenarios, but not all. New hires can accrue sick days, but that is about all.