When I was growing up in my career, private sector jobs were considered much better than government jobs. I feel the private sector has been squeezed so hard th

When I was growing up in my career, private sector jobs were considered much better than government jobs. I feel the private sector has been squeezed so hard the last 20+ years that public sector jobs are on par with private sector jobs and sometimes better. Most government jobs also have a pension, so once you work there 20 years or so, you can go find other work while collecting your pension. If you have or can get a security clearance, you've just removed a bunch of competition.