US Federal Employees

The cluster focuses on discussions about US federal government employees, including their employment practices, furloughs, contractors, job numbers, and criticisms of government work.

➡️ Stable 1.9x Politics & Society
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Keywords

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Sample Comments

nobodyandproud May 19, 2022 View on HN

Are those government employees?

cremnob Oct 24, 2012 View on HN

People employed by the US government.

encryptluks2 Aug 21, 2021 View on HN

Government employees have a habit of doing that.

djbusby Dec 3, 2021 View on HN

Explains so many government agency employees.

sheeshkebab Apr 7, 2017 View on HN

That's how us government jobs work too :)

dmd Feb 7, 2025 View on HN

The employer is the US federal government, in this case.

H4CK3RM4N Apr 7, 2017 View on HN

What about government employees?

paxys Mar 11, 2023 View on HN

The federal government pays a vast number of people a vast amount of money every day. Not all of them are employees.

aestra Oct 4, 2013 View on HN

Federal employees aren't the only ones furloughed! (Some) contractors (for example) are too!

nsxwolf Mar 1, 2025 View on HN

What’s the appropriate number of employees for the federal government?