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(05-12-2024, 04:56 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: That has to be the toughest part.
Asking for money when you know it is a hail mary.
But good on you for trying, giving people hope. The game seems too hard for those who seek positions for the right reasons. I work in the public sector and can confirm too many games are afoot.
Thank you for your attempt to instigate change.
Yeah, those of us who work the behind-the-scenes type of public sector jobs see the mess and just have to shake our heads because we know it will roll down to us.
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(05-12-2024, 07:43 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: 100%
I am in public health and the covid scene has undercut much of our credibility.
Hopefully it does not bleed into other areas.
I am certain you get that in your field as well, when questioned in one area, others suffer.
Working at a public university, you better believe it.
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(05-12-2024, 08:42 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: It is tough doing your job, as a public servant, with the orders handed down these days.
Best to you brother.
Well, as I enter the last year of my master's program I am looking at a change of career path. I have been working as a government bean counter for close to 12 years at this point. I am currently in the process of a couple of new options, including one in the planning and zoning arena, and one that is working on the development of programs for area youth (which is in line with my volunteer roles, so that's nice). I am nearing 20 years in total as an accountant and, quite frankly, I am done.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR