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Comment by NeutralCrane

20 days ago

> The original roll out of Healthcare.gov is a counterpoint.

Healthcare.gov was primarily developed by private contractor firms, not government employees.

> And even if you did work in pub sec, if you were good, why would you want to work for the government when you can get paid a lot more working in the private sector and consulting for the government?

Some people are motivated by factors other than pay, a concept that seems to be foreign to many FAANG corporate mercenaries.

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raw_anon_1111  20 days ago

Not true it was managed by the government

https://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Vie...

And you are going to tell me that some people would rather work for the government now where they are constantly insulted, had to desk with DOGE and every year there is a threat they might not get paid?

  • toomuchtodo  20 days ago

    Yes, that was what the US Digital Service was built on. People who were competent who cared more about service than top Big Tech comp.

    You are free to use those keywords on this site’s search function to find comments from those who both worked there and led it for more context.