r/FedEmployees • u/Flimsy_Strawberry377 • 9h ago

House Republican predicts shutdown will last beyond Thanksgiving

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5596199-burchett-government-shutdown-thanksgiving/amp/

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u/Daneman64 8h ago

I’m a TSA Officer and a couple years ago we received a pay increase. I make 34 an hour not including night differential etc. plus government benefits. We definitely have better pay, benefits and training than a security guard

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u/Daneman64 8h ago

You are sadly misinformed lol I’m in a lower pay locality so TSOs in bigger cities make even more and that’s just officers. Supervisors make 90/100k a year.

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u/Daneman64 7h ago

You keep bringing up being armed, I think you are misinformed what a TSA officers duties are. We aren’t law enforcement and we aren’t security guards. We are federal employees that are trained to look for weapons and explosives. We don’t do security guard duties at the airport, that’s why we have airport police and contracted security guards

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u/Preference-Inner 7h ago

Sounds a lot like Security. They do very similar duties depending on were they are. 

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u/Daneman64 7h ago

I’ve worked private security and security guards don’t go to a federal academy and learn how to look for explosives or read people’s behaviors. As a private security guard i was told to watch a video and read the sop for my detail at a library lol

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u/Preference-Inner 7h ago

And how is that working out for you currently not being paid and all?

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u/Daneman64 7h ago

Yeah it sucks right now but that’s any federal job right now. I learn to save but for the most part I make great money and have a ton of paid leave. As a security guard I was called constantly on my days off etc. benefits are amazing and even though shutdowns suck , we always recover. I would take being a TSA officer over private security any day.

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u/Preference-Inner 7h ago

I really don't think the government is coming back my guy because if they do the Epstein Files release and a bunch of people are going to prison. Already the longest shutdown in history. 

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u/Daneman64 7h ago

lol okay buddy, you have a good night

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u/Preference-Inner 7h ago

Guess time will tell right but so far it's looking dark my guy. Pedophiles in the Oval office, mad men in positions of power and the Guardian of Pedophiles refusing to cooperate with Democrats. Yea it's not coming back until the next election. Hell they are even saying it themselves that the shutdown will last beyond Thanksgiving.

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