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> Second, take a look at what happens to people who do leave the government. Very often, their salaries go up in the private sector. This is especially true for
by stale2002 9y ago
> Second, take a look at what happens to people who do leave the government. Very often, their salaries go up in the private sector. This is especially true for specialists like the folks who work at the NSA. Seems like they can hack it.
Well obviously. If the employee is competent, then of course they are more likely to leave. This exact method of adverse selection, where the good people leave, is the exact problem.
- vidarh 9y agoIf the employee is competent, they're more likely to leave in private business too. Often exactly because companies tend to be really bad at offering raises and promotions relative to offering market rates for new hires. It's not a given that this is better (or worse) in private companies than government overall.