>job security is an illusion

It really is. Even government and blue chips aren't safe. In fact, those are where you'll find it's the most disconnected from your own agency.

Government jobs are safe because rarely if ever people get fired.

This comment is hilarious. Like someone was placed in a time machine and missed the last few months.

There are a lot of us that live in countries where government jobs are still extremely stable. You’d have to break the law in a very big way to get fired.

Except for like the last 3 months!

Until whole departments get gutted on the whims of a new executive or their political appointee department head.

And I'm not just talking about Trump. Every mayor, governor, what have you. They all appoint their friends to high places.

My job is extra permanent. If they shut us down they'd just have to find me a desk somewhere. Its a rut, but its my rut...

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