I work for Uncle Sam, and I’m proud of it

The Washington Post ^ | 10/2/2013 | Jason Ullner

[Night Hides Not]

I am a federal bureaucrat. A professional government employee. And guess what? I’m damn proud of it.

It seems that all I hear these days are the once and future leaders of our country tripping over themselves to denigrate the work we do. I’m tired of it, and I’m fed up. I don’t claim to represent anyone other than myself, but I would bet that a fair number of federal employees feel as I do.

We are lawyers, doctors, PhD students, economists, writers, electricians, construction workers, security officers and technology specialists. We are not a drain on the national economy; rather, we are a primary reason why the United States remains as great as it is.

[Night Hides Not]

Lots of cheese necessary for all that whine.

[who knows what evil?]

Damn! My ‘bullshit detector’ just buried the needle...

[BO Stinkss]

I hope he finally convinced himself how important he is. Better put him on suicide watch.

[grobdriver]

We are not a drain on the national economy

Yes, you are - every time you get a paycheck.

[Daveinyork]

And how many of them would we actually hire, if we actually had a choice?

[Turbo Pig]

From the article: "We don’t do our jobs for glory, or money or power. We do them — and do them well — because we take pride in our work and pride in representing the United States of America".

I call BS; outside the military I have yet to meet a government worker who wasn't in it for glory, money, power or the security of a government pension.

[Sacajaweau]

you don’t get it....every government job means one less in the private sector.

[jtal]

we are a primary reason why the United States remains as great as it is.

Wow. That is positively delusional.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

We are not a drain on the national economy; rather, we are a primary reason why the United States remains as great as it is.

The exact opposite is true.

[Diogenesis]

State Dept employee: "We are not a drain on the national economy; rather, we are a primary reason why the United States remains as great as it is."

Nonsense. They have aided and abetted al Qaeda.
They armed al Qaeda.
And they have made Americans their enemy.

[nascarnation]

When I visited DC, I realized how widespread and deep the prosperity is there.

The men wear 1000 dollar suits, and the women 400 dollar dresses, handbags, and shoes.

[RightGeek]

Jason claims to be in the State Dept. I wonder if he organizes Gay Pride rallies in foreign lands.

[tanknetter]

Tell that to the NPS Rangers who just disobeyed orders and allowed WWII vets into their memorial for the second straight day.

[Sacajaweau]

your bio says you’re a cpa

[Future Snake Eater]

Undoubtedly true in some regards, but these are the kinds of people who make their own processes almost impossibly dense. Any military mission nowadays is typically fairly easy to get done. The really difficult part is navigating the related bureaucracies for funding, approval, communications, security, etc.

[C. Edmund Wright]

....he might as well have said “I’m a transgender child molester with no discernible skills, and I’m proud of it.....”

[cripplecreek]

We are not a drain on the national economy

Even those who are truly essential are a drain on the economy. Its not an attack, its a basic law of economic physics.

[CodeToad]

Since the vast majority of the federal government is well outside the limits of the Constitution, it stands to reason that so are the vast majority of federal employees.

[Jack Hammer]

Forget the shovel and get out the snorkel; the Obama horse sh*t’s neck deep out there and getting deeper by the minute.

[Darteaus94025]

Journalism major trying to impress WP editor.

Future Crackhead