Whether they’re longtime civil servants or relatively new to the government workforce, many federal employees feel less secure and less valued each day they’re locked out of their jobs. For workers like her, one of the most worrying effects of the record-setting partial government shutdown is the way in which it’s making civil service less attractive. Grinding away at federal job security has been a hallmark of the Trump administration. Despite their middle-class wages, federal workers have found themselves lumped in with the Washington “swamp” that needs draining. He figured the job security and sense of purpose could make up for the loss in salary.

Source: Huffington Post January 21, 2019 20:03 UTC