I know that there's a prejudice in some places against government work, but consider: no North American government has ever gone bankrupt. Your chances of being laid off are vastly reduced in the civil service... assuming, of course, that you can get into the civil service.
(In some places, it's easier to get into the civil service if you've previously been in the military service. Don't know whether that applies to anyone here, but it's worth looking into if you're looking and a veteran.)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
(In some places, it's easier to get into the civil service if you've previously been in the military service. Don't know whether that applies to anyone here, but it's worth looking into if you're looking and a veteran.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012