. I want to "settle down" and find a full-time role and start stabilizing myself, but the money is so slow. I've been contracting for a few years now and increased pay by $20k in less than two years, that's not something that could be done with petty 3-5% raises. 
But I also know if I were white, with less experience and education, these companies would pay me 30% more with no problem. So, I've been trying to find a lane that works for me financially.
Blessed to still be working and making money during this crisis
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Damn breh, you should of been on it. I been buying up airline shares like crazy.Man, I fukked up. When DOW hit 18k, I should have been buying.
Yeah, the price per share is still low, however the price has jumped a little bit since its low a few weeks ago.There's still time?
You can always quit the Federal job if you get complacent or the economy rebounds. I just don't think the economy will rebound anytime soon. Everytime I go on LinkedIn someone on my timeline is saying they got laid off recently. They'll be so many people looking for work after this is over it will drive down salaries like crazy. I did a couple of phone interviews last week and they rates their offering are complete garbage. It's only a matter of time before companies try and take advantage by requesting employees take paycuts if they haven't already. I saw dudes on Reddit complaining this had already happened to them.My friend was talking about a role with the Feds she is hiring for and I think she is going to hook me up. It starts at like $102k and she was like "So yeah in 3 years you'll be at around $110k"...all excited. In my head I was like
As a mom though, it's time to be a little risk adverse and this wouldn't be a bad starting point at all. I'm just fearful of not having the energy to pursue my own thing and getting complacent. Knowing your job/income will end at a specific time, lights a fire under your ass like no other. You try to soak up every marketable skill you can, so someone can pay you $5-$10 more for it at the next place
Nothing but Truth! If it weren't for Sohh.com and ultimately this site, I wouldn't have any aims for 6 figures or turning my nose up at $110k salaries
I don't see what you are talking about IT side federally or civilian side with regard to the federal government.
It doesn't matter which side if you have a Federal job and make it past the probationary period your virtually untouchable. I've worked for both DHS and DOD before.
Like I said I don't see what you claimed in your post. I don't see anything with regard to salary requests dropping contract side and I haven't seen any slow down or anything close to saturation in getting IT or cyber talent from anyone DOD side specifically.
Maybe we're talking about 2 different things. I'm talking about cybersecurity jobs and how the rates have dropped 10-15K from just a few months ago. I have no idea on the Federal Contracting side because I left them years ago.
