As a federal employee, I already know I would probably have a hard time adjusting to the terrible work&#x2F;life imbalance common in American private industry. I don&#x27;t think closing the pay gap (probably about $10k-$15k difference in my case) would change my mind much either.<p>I work a very honest 80 hours per two-week pay period, and use my 4 weeks of annual leave far removed (at least mentally) from the workplace. Seldom do I feel any push back on that, either.