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Let's be honest - working for the government is a very poor way to affect change in it. The decision makers are also very far removed compared to private corpor
by ntsplnkv2 7y ago
Let's be honest - working for the government is a very poor way to affect change in it. The decision makers are also very far removed compared to private corporations and certainly so compared to smaller more agile companies like startups.
- freepor 7y agoBut in the federal government sometimes the decision makers are so absent that you become the decision maker. As in, the President appoints his golf buddy to run a big agency, that guy spends all his time with hookers and drugs and your agency is left to its own devices.
- ntsplnkv2 7y agoWhich is insanely scary. I'm sorry, I don't want people in the government unilaterally implementing change they happen to think is the right thing, anymore than I want a dictator.
- freepor 7y agoWell that’s what happens when the elected leadership isn’t held accountable for performance.
- AndrewKemendo 7y agoI am sitting here, as a government employee, telling you that you can actually make change. And at least for this problem set, you can make it in an extremely impactful way. Whether you believe me or not is up to you.
- ianandrich 7y agoI'm intrigued. What are some of your favorite stories about effecting change from within the government?
- craftinator 7y agoIn what way have you effected change in the government? In what ways have you seen those around you do so (you must have witnessed this, by your stated claims)? I was in the military, which is a different beast entirely, but worked constantly with fairly high level government employees. They always seemed powerless, and to have accepted that.
- ntsplnkv2 7y agoI sure hope the change you're making unilaterally isn't harmful.