I am intrigued by 18F itself (the organization). Employees are on the &quot;GS&quot; scale (GS-14 thru GS-16). From the &quot;Joining 18F&quot; site&#x27;s &quot;Government pay grades explained&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pages.18f.gov&#x2F;joining-18f&#x2F;pay-grades&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pages.18f.gov&#x2F;joining-18f&#x2F;pay-grades&#x2F;</a><p>&quot;… you cannot work at 18F on your position description for more than four years … We believe that in this industry most people aren&#x27;t going to stick around for four years and beyond. They will join 18F, do their years of service in the federal government, and then return to the private (or public) sector. Due to the high-pressure nature of our work, it makes sense that people will move on after a couple of years. That helps 18F stay fresh and strong.&quot;<p>What the frack?!? Isn&#x27;t the whole point of working for the Federal Government to have a job for life? 18F is actually worse than (non-startup) private sector jobs in that your contract says you cannot stay in the job longer than 2 (or 4) years. Fascinating.