Do you work for the govt?

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Do you work for the govt?

  1. I work for the govt.

    2 vote(s)
    9.1%
  2. I (or my employer) primarily contract with the govt.

    6 vote(s)
    27.3%
  3. I (or my employer) occassionally contract with the govt.

    1 vote(s)
    4.5%
  4. I don't work for the govt.

    13 vote(s)
    59.1%
  1. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Just curious.
     
  2. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The company I work for primarily contracts with local municipalities nationwide (US and CAN, often as a sub or consultant) on wastewater and stormwater projects. So I primarily work for the govt, though in a roundabout fashion.
     
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    I used to, but recently retired from that.
     
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    I used to. That's not an option in the poll.
     
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  5. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    i forgot about that one...
     
  6. Pollycy

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    Although I am now retired, for nearly all of my working life, I was employed by large defense contractors.

    So, since there was no 'choice' in the poll that covered people who have worked in those capacities in the past, I answered as though I were still working in one of my two more prominent careers....
     
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    wgabrie Well-Known Member Donor

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    No,I don't work for the government.
     
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    Does that include state governments?
     
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  9. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    yup. and county and city
     
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    I used to but am retired from the USAF and retired from a major company that had a government contract. Nether of those areva choice.
     
  11. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You can just put what you retired from as 'who you work for' if you're still living off what you made there. Whichever one you consider as more financially beneficial to you.
     
  12. Stuart Wolfe

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    As a teacher, yep - I work for the State of California.
     
  13. Bjorn

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    In a sense. I work for a museum. Those are mostly government funded in my country. It's a decentralised system, however, so still a large degree of autonomy as it should be.
     
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    I work for the people (though indirectly these day). The government is just the mechanism by which that service is provided.
     
  15. randlepatrickmcmurphy

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    I work for a government agency but our budget does not come from the general fund (taxpayers).
     
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    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Where does it come from?
     
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    No. My dad did.
     

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