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Old 10-25-2007, 08:26 PM
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I did over 20 years in the military.

Then I was a contractor, then civil service (federal government) and then contractor again. I'll never do civil service again.

Where I was, and at the level I was, the pay was fine. It was a couple of things that drove me mad: incompetent leaders, do-nothing coworkers (not all of them, by a long shot), and inefficiency.

As a government contractor, I get paid by the value I bring to my firm; if I don't bring value to the customer, I don't bring value to the firm. Additionally, when I've completed a project, I can move on to something new.

Some people prefer the stability of government service. It certainly brings that. And as a contractor, I can only advise; I can't make decisions. Sometimes that gets frustrating.

It's also important that you're a good fit with a firm you can trust.
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