Should I be looking for a different job?

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    We need people like you to resist when you feel like it’s the right thing to do. You took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic. As cringe as it may sound, we need you and others like you to do that now more than ever…because there is an obvious threat.

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    3 hours ago

    I work for the USPS. We took an oath to the constitution and it’s very easy to understand why. The Postal Service is a necessary component of democracy as long as it remains true to what its supposed to be, which is a pipeline of information between any two points in the world. We can debate the legitimacy of that need after the internet, but there are vital services the USPS provides that the internet can’t.

    I don’t like the direction things are going, but i still want to be a part of that. All i can do is make sure the mail I get is getting where it’s supposed to be.

    If you believe in what you do and that’s important to you, then stick it out. If it’s not, then that’s fine, but you may want to get out for your mental health.

  • snooggums@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Of course, as long as the work you do doesn’t become hostile to your own beliefs. I mean, people that process social security still provide benefits to millions of people no matter who is in charge, at least until Republicans destroy it.

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    If administration does not change agency’s policy in the the way it contradicts your moral I’d say it’s ok

  • bokster@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 hours ago

    Unfortunately, thatt’s a question only you can answer. But goes without saying for any job.

    Ask yourself:

    • Will you be able to sleep peacefully at night knowing what job you’re doing and who you’re doing it for?
    • Are your morals stronger then job security you’re getting?
    • Can you stay on the job and inact change from within?
    • Can you refuse certain tasks you don’t feel conformable with?
    • Can you steer / influence the work that you and/or the agency does?
    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      The first Trump presidency is known for the longest government shutdown in US history.

      Job stability is not a given for federal employment anymore.

      Other than that, I would say non-defense jobs are certainly worth maintaining institutional knowledge.