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insane_dreameryesterday at 6:08 AM1 replyview on HN

well, there are people with good prospects elsewhere who take gov positions out of civic duty and also because it is typically longer term and you're less likely to get laid off for no reason


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thunkyyesterday at 2:07 PM

I agree with everything you said, but it's also not impossible to be laid off by the govt for no reason so there may have been a false sense of security:

https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/nprrpt/annrpt/vp...

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