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
@bikepedantic right! It's also *how* they go about it Teddy Roosevelt Man in the arena style stuff. Like I try to help people in all cases understand the context and limitations and how things can or could work so they understand what we're up against. But I'm finding they just ignore me or write me off as just not wanting to or caring enough.
@femmeUTCD I’ll say it so you don’t have to, I got that a lot but not as much because gender
@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