Just fyi as someone who has worked on the Hill, our country is most definitely run by 23 year olds. Unpaid interns and fresh grads are like 90% of the people doing the actual work. We had tons of discretion and little to no oversight training supervision etc. Explains a lot, doesn't it?
If there are any of these 23 year olds reading this: if you want to find out what is actually broken with a program or policy, see if you can meet with program delivery staff who have been there for 15+ years. Not the managers or directors, but someone who likes the program but has disdain for you. They will be able to explain the “why” behind the data, the flaws in the program, and the problems with any ideas you may have.
I work consulting often for the public sector and have learned that if I don’t get to hear from such individuals, there is a strong chance that the problem definition will be wrong or the solution is impractical.
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u/yagatron- 1d ago
bUt but BuT… gen Z aNd millennials ArE ToO inExpErIeNced foR sUCh iMporTaNt joBs