> in my experience the private sector, at scale, is often just as inefficient and bullshitty and mind-numbing and depressing as a government entity, just with l

> in my experience the private sector, at scale, is often just as inefficient and bullshitty and mind-numbing and depressing as a government entity, just with less job protection, higher pressure, and perhaps often less of a meaningful societal value This is a great point. Having worked at several large companies in addition to both state and federal government agencies, I mostly agree. I hated not being efficient in government work, but at least there was less B.S. pressure and some sense of 'greater good' decoupled from profit incentives (although there were definitely still budget constraints).