Little did he know how things would change. Now they have job security, a good pension and are paid better.
TheHill.com reports that "the Congressional Budget Office found Monday that federal workers are compensated 16% more than comparable private-sector workers on average. ... For those with only a high-school degree, workers earned 21% more and were given benefits worth 72% more than in the private sector." For federal workers with a college degree, "wages were about the same but benefits were 46% better in the government." According to the story, "President Obama's 2013 budget request, due to be sent to Congress on Feb. 13, will ask for a 0.5% cost-of-living raise for workers."
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