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0 pointswindward11mo ago0 comments

>job security is an illusion

It really is. Even government and blue chips aren't safe. In fact, those are where you'll find it's the most disconnected from your own agency.

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sublimefire11mo ago

Government jobs are safe because rarely if ever people get fired.

spacemadness11mo ago

This comment is hilarious. Like someone was placed in a time machine and missed the last few months.

testing2232111mo ago

There are a lot of us that live in countries where government jobs are still extremely stable. You’d have to break the law in a very big way to get fired.

jrockway11mo ago

Except for like the last 3 months!

Loughla11mo ago

Until whole departments get gutted on the whims of a new executive or their political appointee department head.

And I'm not just talking about Trump. Every mayor, governor, what have you. They all appoint their friends to high places.

VagabundoP11mo ago

My job is extra permanent. If they shut us down they'd just have to find me a desk somewhere. Its a rut, but its my rut...

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