Government lawyers never make the big bucks.
Nope. Engineer.
Engineers in government employ get nice pay automatic pay increases annually while we in the private sector have to work hard to keep up with inflation(Federal COL increases alone out pace my merit based increases-and I’ve performed at a level that allowed me to often get raises when the majority of my co-workers did not). They get the job security while I’ve watched friends and coworkers get laid off every year since I’ve started working professionally. And they get a nice, strictly maintained 40 hour work week while us private sector shlubs have to routinely put in 50-60 hour weeks.
Nice work if you can get it. The boredom and tedious paperwork might my work day more unpleasant, but I’m sure an extra 10-20 hours a week with my family would make up for it.