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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One good thing about government jobs is that they are free from the constant pressure of Line Go Up and creating Shareholder Value^®^ that are ubiquitous in companies nowadays.

Downside though is that it's heavily dependent on funding availability or lawmaker fuckery.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

ICE just got an extra infinity billion dollars.

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Depends on the administration. Some look at these services and think "it's not profitable" and want to shut it down or privatized it.