If you want to improve things, join and make the change you want to see. Working in the government would be challenging and that’s exactly why you should do it.
I do agree that incentives to get the best talent aren’t quite there in Gov jobs but there are plenty of brilliant non-FAANG engineers out there. There would be so much low hanging fruit, it would be fun to work in a Gov job.
One of things I am lacking in my life is meaning to work. Endless Jira tickets to solve issues for a private enterprise. If I’m on a death bed, I want to be able to look back and reflect that I did something hard that others shy away from. Public service is noble and I am willing to sacrifice a lot for it.
I do agree that incentives to get the best talent aren’t quite there in Gov jobs but there are plenty of brilliant non-FAANG engineers out there. There would be so much low hanging fruit, it would be fun to work in a Gov job.
One of things I am lacking in my life is meaning to work. Endless Jira tickets to solve issues for a private enterprise. If I’m on a death bed, I want to be able to look back and reflect that I did something hard that others shy away from. Public service is noble and I am willing to sacrifice a lot for it.