Federal Employees Whine Over Layoffs While Private Sector Has Been Toughing It Out for Decades

Federal employees are throwing a fit over layoffs, but Corinne Clark Barron points out in her piece that their complaints don’t hold up when you compare them to the struggles of the private sector, which has been dealing with job cuts and economic hardships for decades. While government workers enjoy job security and cushy benefits, it’s the private sector that’s had to weather the toughest storms. Now that federal employees are facing layoffs, they’re struggling to adapt—something millions of private-sector workers have been doing for years without all the drama. Tough love: it’s time to move on.