The Glade 4.0

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See now, I have no problems with those numbers - an overall average difference of about $7,500.00. They used "average" pays as comparisons for both the federal and private companies and doesn't single out specific job titles in the article. In the enclosed table there are job titles ... but I'd also argue that job titles in the private sector are not as strictly defined as the definitions the government uses. Looking further, the job title "computer support specialist" seems to fall in this category...and the private sector uses the name "engineer" in job titles with no requirement for an actual degree and my experience with the government has been that a degree is needed... but I'm not sure if that's universally true. This table looks like the same table in the previous thread.

I also believe the federal government is not your average employer. In the tech fields, it compares most closely to larger companies like Boeing, IBM, etc. In that, I'd bet larger companies (fortune 100 types) - on average - pay better than the federal government.

Where they quote benefits, I believe those are due to average age/experience differences.

Overall, more hype, no substance. It does seem that this article doesn't makes make more out of it than it is, but drawing a comparison between government employees and employees of the "average" company is still disingenuous.

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