Welcome to another episode of our new show, The Break Room!

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This week, we're at the Capital One Cafe in Chinatown in Washington, DC, and interviewing government employees! It should come as no surprise that DC has more federal civilian employees than any other state in the US (yes, we know DC is not a state). So, we gathered an impressive trio of federal and state government employees to share their experiences and discuss topics like benefits, pay transparency, and more.

Thanks to our participants, Clay (‪@TheCivDiv‬), Stephanie, and Daniel!

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Meet our participants
1:11 Pay transparency in government jobs
3:55 Interview process for government roles
7:21 Negotiating government jobs
9:06 Pros and cons of working in government jobs
13:20 Are Government jobs all about politics?
15:40 Can you rise in the ranks without being politically appointed?
18:58 Takeaways
19:38 Credits

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