Anyone else here feel like their bosses in the feds maybe either slightly incompetent or just don’t care about the job? It sadly makes me miss private practice sometimes. Any tips on how to navigate? Sigh.

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Quit. I did. BEST decision I ever made even if it was a pay cut.

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I've been in state and federal work for 14 years now and the incompetence you see varies by department and division. I work with some very smart people who never sought management or rotated in and out of it and prefer to be individual contributors because they get to do cutting edge work without the overhead of admin tasks.

On the other end of the spectrum are the people retiring in place, the ones who do just enough to keep the homeostasis of the environment. It's not great for new employees because there's little change and growth. But it should otherwise offer a relatively low stress and good work life balance to focus on pursuits outside the office

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