Federal shutdown's legacy may be brain drain to private sector

Source: The Guardian

Federal shutdown's legacy may be brain drain to private sector

Government employees – especially in science, research and technology – could find higher pay and more stability

Lauren Aratani and Erin Durkin in New York
Wed 30 Jan 2019 11.00 GMT

The longest government shutdown in US history has come to an end, but experts fear its long-term consequences will include a brain drain among professionals who won’t want to work for a federal government they can’t count on to stay open.

The pain of the shutdown and fear of another one may drive away current and would-be government employees – especially those in highly skilled fields such as science, research and technology who can often command bigger paychecks in the private sector.

“The damage is profound,” said Max Stier, the president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service. “This is something that will take a very long time to fix.”

The partial government shutdown left 800,000 federal workers without pay, either sent home from their jobs or required to work without pay because they were deemed essential.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/30/government-shutdown-brain-drain-private-sector

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