A friend of mine is a DoD employee. He enjoys the work for the most part. The salary is a bit of a negative for him, as right now he's about even with what he could make in the private sector. In ten years, he'll be behind. On the other hand, his job is very secure, the benefits are excellent and it's helped to provide a lot of stability for his wife & child while his wife changed careers.
There are other smaller benefits to be considered. For example, my friend works a slightly longer shift and gets a flex day every two weeks, so he basically gets every other friday off.
this also happened to my friend. he did not enjoy it.
As a side note, my friend was employed while applying for this job. Part of the interview process was a background check, and the interviewers came in to my friend's employer at the time as part of the check. The employer did not appreciate the disloyalty and promptly fired my friend. Thankfully my friend was fresh out of college and still living with his parents so he had minimal living expenses. But at the same time, he was unemployed and didn't know if he would get the DoD job.
There are other smaller benefits to be considered. For example, my friend works a slightly longer shift and gets a flex day every two weeks, so he basically gets every other friday off.
this also happened to my friend. he did not enjoy it.
As a side note, my friend was employed while applying for this job. Part of the interview process was a background check, and the interviewers came in to my friend's employer at the time as part of the check. The employer did not appreciate the disloyalty and promptly fired my friend. Thankfully my friend was fresh out of college and still living with his parents so he had minimal living expenses. But at the same time, he was unemployed and didn't know if he would get the DoD job.