Fema Employment

For those who work for the US government, what are the positives/negatives?

I'll be graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting in December and I'm thinking about applying for a government position. For those of you who work for the governement, what's your employment experience been like?

Public Comments

1. Lousy pay but good retirement benefits
2. Well i work for the US postal service and the pay is really good along with your job benefits as for the pay i started out making $17.50 a hour and within 2 years i was making $19.73 a hour. Here are the bad things. I got hurt on the job and it turns out you can't sue the federal government for disability like you can a state job. You have too wait for a board of review and there is no set time limit that they can make you wait. It has been almost 5 years since i got hurt and i am just now getting a review. Plus after being in the navy then working for the government i found that everything runs on paper work so if that's your thing go for it.
3. I retired from the federal US General Accountability Office.There are good benefits.Retirement, health,family leave, leave for adopting or having a baby, holidays, insurance, vacation, etc. If you ever leave to try your wings in industry and return to federal service, you will be reinstated at your current pay or more if your GS (General Schedule) has had a pay increase.The pay scedule is classified as GS-1 to GS -18 and then the Executive Service for the highest level managers.They pay for training if it's job related. Pay compared to private industry may be a bit lower but you have more security. When you get a raise, it's two steps at a time. You get yearly merit and cost of living increases. Some see it as a training ground. Once you're hired, they don't fire you readily. You have to do something really serious to get fired. When looking for a government job, you get "veteran's preference" for having served your country and I believe it is correct that you need the Government's permission to sue them. You work regular 8 to 4 or 9 to 5 schedules usually so there is time for the family.If you have to work overtime, which is discouraged, you get time and a half. Higher level employees are expected to put in any extra time for the sake of the mission.Don't expect a great retirement gift. After 25 years, I got a ballpoint pen and a plague with a letter and a great party. The Postal Services works a little different from the rest of the government and even has a separate health insurance plan.