Donald Trump offered a buyout of almost 2.3 million federal employees. So far around 40,000 people agreed to the buyout. This is not surprising one bit. Here’s a couple of reasons why people don’t want to leave federal service.
- Salary: The federal government pays very well. In Washington, DC nobody drives a “box of crap” and there are no pawn shops and very little payday loan stores.
- Benefits: Excellent health plans and retirement plan similar to a 401(k).
- Union protection: Many federal employees have collective bargaining rights.
- Low amount of stress. Your not on an oil rig or running into gunfire.
- Prestige: These people love to say that they work for whatever agency they work for so they can brag to everyone else!
It’s going to be interesting to see what comes down the pike because Trump is threatening layoffs next!
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