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Government employees have been getting COLAs. It just appears that the private sector has been giving larger increases and is subject to more competition. For e
by giantg2 1y ago
Government employees have been getting COLAs. It just appears that the private sector has been giving larger increases and is subject to more competition. For example, as a developer you can job hop or negotiate raises in the private sector, but that doesn’t work in the public sector. I think inflation and wage growth in the covid era hit this especially hard. Why would I want to deal with DMV customers all day for $45k when I could work at an Amazon warehouse for $70k or even Walmart/McDonald's/etc for $50k?
- nothercastle 1y agoAlso the high cost of living areas jobs don’t adjust appropriately for costs in the local areas. A post office job in the city pays almost as much as one in the middle of nowhere but the costs are radically different
- giantg2 1y agoThey do some adjustment for region and specific location. I'm not sure if it's enough.