I was born in 1982. Finding stable and lucrative employment from my teens until my mid-30s was not easy.
I entered the federal civilian workforce as a GS-05 in 2011 but was furloughed 3 times in 12 months, so I left for the private sector, returning in 2016 – as a GS-05 again – then got furloughed before entering a Pathways program for recent graduates on a GS-09/11 ladder. While it took 4 years to get to GS-12, it took less than 2 to 13, and barely a year to 14.
Going from GS-05 to GS-14 ( $45k to $136k) tripled my income in 7 years, and mostly happened during COVID. Both the pandemic and workplace demographics came together to create our current situation. For me personally, getting an MBA in Accounting was also part of the equation, but for this article, we will mostly discuss:
In looking at many professions, yes, it seems that it used to be harder to get a job.
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