Thread that works both at face value and as satire of the status quo

I once got interviewed for a civil service job at a federal agency. I was recommended for a position by a friend. When the interview concluded, I asked what the next steps were. They said go on USAjobs.gov and find a job posting at their department that I seem…

astounding how many cases are like this, where no one in the process benefits from doing it this way

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ALL OF THIS

Absolutely essential read for all govvies, policymakers & anyone who opines on government

Santi Ruiz interviews Jennifer Pahlka for Statecraft

open.substack.com/pub/statecraft…

Astonishingly, Eric Voegelin knew this story in 1957 and used it for the dramatic ending of his book on Plato. books.google.com/books?id=bt7fC…

You would not believe the tiny chunks of time for which I have been able to find a subletter. Skill issue.

As the author of a newsletter called Regress Studies, I strongly endorse this program. Good crowd, good format, good platform.

I have not come across this argument before.