The average federal employee makes $78,500 a year and is a recipient of a benefit package almost unheard of in the private sector, including a generous retirement package and good healthcare coverage. The federal government offers jobs where people can truly make a difference, like figuring out ways to help schools to understanding the mysteries of space, something cited by many as something they want out of work. And turnover is incredibly low as well, with USA Today finding that federal employees are more likely to die than get fired. Sounds like a great deal, right? And yet, despite all those advantages, the federal government is having …Read more »