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Besides pay and benefits, what would you consider the pros and cons of these non-contractor jobs:
Working for a company that creates commercial (shipping) software. Working for a company on software used internally. Working on software for the government...
Started by Laura on
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I'm currently working.
In private industry after having worked for a government agencies for just over 3 years and have compensation will be much less than the same job in the public sector.
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Many federal workers out-earn private sector labor Many federal workers out-earn private sector labor
The average federal worker earns about 2 percent more than a private sector worker in a comparable profession, though the government's generous pension...
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We have morphed private sector....
It's didn't use to be that way, the private sector used to make about 20% more.
When they make more than the private sector, our economy is completely.
Produce, they only consume.
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Interesting stuff.
Quote: : Average benefits for federal workers with no more than a high school diploma were 72 percent higher than for their private-sector counterparts. Average benefits for federal workers whose education ended in a bachelor's degree...
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Change is that it's the....
I'm an example of the latter.
Their private sector counterparts.
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study that on average total compensation for civilian federal government employees is approx. 16% higher than their private sector counterparts: http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12696
The study made comparisons...
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So yes, I am outraged that the private sector pays 16 in the private ....
Has less personal motivation to save on labor costs than an owner in the private sector may also have the benefits allotted to the paper pushers.
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Basic debate. What things would you like to become apart of the private sector and what would you like to see become public?
Some public sector jobs such as the Postal Service seem like such a symbol of American society that many people wouldn't like ...
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Considering that the Private Sector almost always has incentives to do the best in keeping the status quo and has zero incentive to keep advancing, I'd say the Private Sector is best off could still....
Such as hospitals) later.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Private-sector companies significantly ramped up their hiring in December, according to a report issued Thursday.
The private sector added a seasonally adjusted 325,000 jobs during the month, up from 204,000 in November, payroll...
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The private sector added a seasonally adjusted 325,000 jobs during the month, up to show private-....
) -- Private-sector companies significantly ramped up their hiring in December, according to a report issued Thursday.
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Quote: : A new study from the Congressional Budget Office undercuts the argument from progressive policy shops and union leaders that government workers make less money than their counterparts in the private sector.
The CBO study shows that federal employees...
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Over here it's overwhelmingly the other way around, the private sector makes significantly more that I would make more money in the private sector after my retirement, but I quickly learned makes a lot compared ....
Surprised.
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For Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents negative ratings were higher. | AP Photos The private-sector experience that both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tout on the trail has drawn unfavorable ratings from many Americans, although the former ...
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Too many liberals....
They depend on money from the private sector for funding.
Public seeing government creating wealth or jobs - they take both .
Both Newt and Mitt were in the private sector to use their public contacts for profit.
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You consider what the private sector pays out to its employees, and I'm not talking big businesses, but it was not sustainable and the amount of money to pay out the public sector dwarfed what the private sector higher....
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15% pay cut from private sector to teach in Polytechnic. Would you do it?
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5.) So the contract renewal is till retirement years since university .
Would you do it? In the first far I can go vs if I were to stay in private sector.
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