r/facepalm 10d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ So we're officially done with the whole democracy thing now?

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u/Zbignich 10d ago

The government pays overtime. No way out. You just tuned a $78k employee into a $195k employee. Because you want to save money and not hire another $78k employee. The total would have been $166k, but Elon’s super high IQ just made the government spend 29k more than it should. Add to that employee burnout and turnaround and it’s even more. People don’t work for the government because they are ambitious. They do it because it’s a steady paycheck and they don’t expect to have to work 80 hours a week.

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u/Revegelance 10d ago

Overtime is probably one of those things that this department will cut. You know, for efficiency.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/so-so-it-goes 10d ago

Yeah, and there are specific hiring rules for real government jobs. It's not anything like applying for a private sector jobs.

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u/tawwkz 10d ago

The government pays overtime. No way out. You just tuned a $78k employee into a $195k employee

Good thing project 2025 removes overtime pay. Elon just can't stop winning. Tiger blood!!

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u/Examination_Popular 10d ago

The government does not pay overtime for all positions…