1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
The US government literally doesnt understand the concept of lowering taxes or reducing spending, I have some family that either worked for the government or contracted, and they told me that instead of just staying within the budgets theyre assigned, government departments are wasteful as possible so they can get *more money* allocated to them every year, while they dont actually produce anything of value. We need to DOGE the entire bureaucracy into the dirt.
this is exactly how department budgets work in large corporations as well. if you don't spend it, you didn't need it obviously, so next year you get less money allocated. your dept loses power and possibly headcount.
I've lived this. we had to fill out "what did you do last week" emails every single week, as well. doesn't matter. you had to be productive, fight the strangling bureaucracy from within, while satisfying middle-management with budgetary lies and assist with (office) political schemes.
best advice I can give to young men: make connections. the more and better connections you have the better you will do and the better protected you will be. competence in anything else is more or less meaningless, other than to be useful to more powerful and richer people.
I've lived this. we had to fill out "what did you do last week" emails every single week, as well. doesn't matter. you had to be productive, fight the strangling bureaucracy from within, while satisfying middle-management with budgetary lies and assist with (office) political schemes.
best advice I can give to young men: make connections. the more and better connections you have the better you will do and the better protected you will be. competence in anything else is more or less meaningless, other than to be useful to more powerful and richer people.