I don’t know if these jobs are super rewarding and pay super well but I would not take a job with a 2 year probation period. I guess I’ve had the luxury not to need to.
The thought that anyone would dedicate 2 full years of their lives to a job and could be fired literally for no reason at all seems just cruel to me.
They’re not supposed to be able to be fired for no reason. But now with trump all rules have been discarded since the constitution’s “checks and balances” mechanism has collapsed.
I didn’t go into all the details, but besides the civil service protections, many of these jobs require extensive training to learn the job (some are quite specialized) which is a significant investment. With some entry level positions, it’s not uncommon for people to take a government job, get training and experience and then quit to go to the private sector for more money. This way the govt at least gets a certain return on their investment in training the employee. The incentive to stay for less pay after that is that after a certain number of years, you’re vested meaning you get a pension, not to mention that theoretically you’re doing something worthwhile serving your country instead of a for-profit corporation.
I don’t know if these jobs are super rewarding and pay super well but I would not take a job with a 2 year probation period. I guess I’ve had the luxury not to need to.
The thought that anyone would dedicate 2 full years of their lives to a job and could be fired literally for no reason at all seems just cruel to me.
They’re not supposed to be able to be fired for no reason. But now with trump all rules have been discarded since the constitution’s “checks and balances” mechanism has collapsed.
I didn’t go into all the details, but besides the civil service protections, many of these jobs require extensive training to learn the job (some are quite specialized) which is a significant investment. With some entry level positions, it’s not uncommon for people to take a government job, get training and experience and then quit to go to the private sector for more money. This way the govt at least gets a certain return on their investment in training the employee. The incentive to stay for less pay after that is that after a certain number of years, you’re vested meaning you get a pension, not to mention that theoretically you’re doing something worthwhile serving your country instead of a for-profit corporation.
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