• mesamune@lemmy.worldOP
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    15 days ago

    I’ve kinda checked out of the private sector for this reason. I’ve been having a great time working for a government job. Great benefits, union, etc… pay is about 80 percent of what others make but it’s more than enough to get by.

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      14 days ago

      Man, I’d be happy with 80% of what I get for less stress and more security. What kind of government job specifically?

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        14 days ago

        What kind of government job specifically?

        Most of them. Certainly the ones that have unionized. If you know someone in the inside, they probably know if there’s a union.

        You’ll see more unions in government work because while private organizations breaking up unions is ethically questionable; governments breaking up unions is just openly totalitarian.

        If I can’t negotiate with a private employer, I might be a wage slave, but I can ask the government for help.

        If I can’t negotiate with my government job, it’s not actually a job, I’m just a slave.

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          12 days ago

          I meant more specifically in OP’s case, but also which pay that much. When I looked locally (major city) all the G jobs were under 100k. Usually well under.