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		bryan_w on June 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Viewpoint: 'I feel like I was accidentally hired' Can confirm, I'm black, and growing up I would often hear my parents and aunts often say that the government jobs were the best because it was stable

foogazi on June 29, 2020 [–]

Good point- I have seen that thrown around as a reason to enlist in the military (family benefits) or defense contractors (job security for 20 years!)

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