Something that the public, especially white collar, paints with a broad brush is that people working for government took the position as an easy job doing the minimum to get by.
Most folks I know & see everyday are totally the opposite. We CHOOSE to do this very hard work to make a difference and move the needle to better.
In the highly educated DC region, those not trained in the transportation industry just think you're incompetent or obstinate, missing something that's JUST SO OBVIOUS
@femmeUTCD some people want to make a living making the world better, and feel like government is the best most equitable way to do that.
And there's people who think that *anyone* who wants to make the world better is automatically irrational and disqualifying. And to try to do so through government, doubly so.
fuck em all
@femmeUTCD I’ll say it so you don’t have to, I got that a lot but not as much because gender
@bikepedantic ahh yes good old fashioned misogyny.