Government jobs are hell
Here's a summary of what a regular day at my government job looks like.
Manager: This is OUR TOP PRIORITY, get it done ASAP or everything falls apart!!!
Me, the next day: Hey I got working on our top priority right away, here's the result.
Manager: Uh ok, just email it to me, I'll check it out later.
Me, a week later: Hey I emailed it to you, did you check it out?
Manager: Oh yeah, haven't had time.
Manager again, two weeks later: Hey can you email me the thing that was a top priority project that I somehow completely forgot about?
Me: Already have two weeks ago.
Manager: My bad lmao, anyway I just read your email, I'll have to get the first steps approved by twelve different people for some reason before we move forward.
Me, another two weeks later: It's been a month, can I get working on the thing I proposed a month ago now?
Manager: Right, it hasn't been approved yet, so no.
Manager again, a week later: Hey so FUCK that top priority project I guess, here's a NEW DEADLINE for a NEW TOP PRIORITY, this one is definitely FOR REAL this time, get it done ASAP!!!
That about sums it up. I don't see the point of working on anything at all. I don't take priorities seriously anymore, deadlines mean nothing and I need approval from every level of authority to just do my job that I was hired for, so I just get paid to wait for emails at this point. End rant, thanks for reading.