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In reply to the discussion: INCREDIBLE striated rainbow from the fire lookout tower. [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I also resigned from federal service under Reagan.
I wasn't FS (I worked in transportation safety, writing studies). The conservative management of my agency wouldn't allow me to do the work that I wanted to do, so as a 13, with my agency's top award and another recent award, I just up and quit.
It broke my heart, too, because I loved the agency and I had had a great experience there--especially when the guy in charge was a prominent Dem who'd been an advance man for JFK.
I left with no job lined up to go to and suffered the consequences, but I don't regret it. My only regret is that I stayed, out of a feeling of obligation, long enough to complete my final report. I should have just said, "Fuck 'em," and left them in the lurch. If I could have a do-over, that would be perfect!