It is so important that we support each other in our work instead of viewing this as a zero-sum competition to climb the ranks. Everyone thinks the Posting Division is easy, since we created this website for practice, but I understand the struggle of finding your place. Reach out, ask for support, and be willing to help others in turn. We all succeed when the Bureau succeeds.
No, we don't all succeed when the bureau succeeds. Fuck you people. I'm stuck assigned to this backwater site because I "fucked up" literally ONE TIME on the Mao's Angels discord.
We're in a really sad state of affairs when my super doesn't see the value of turning one potential arrest near Christmas into a dozen for the 4th of July because she needs to beef her personal year end quota for her own fucking career. And of course the bureau will shower her with perks and bonuses when it's obvious to anyone with half a brain that she'll be at a new agency with a 50% raise by the time the snow melts.
Honestly I really hope that these interest rate hikes or whatever trim some of the fat from this sector. We used to actually get shit done and now I swear everyone above me is just padding their resume.
It's sad to see how many people think this way nowadays... maybe I'm old fashioned, but the problems you describe are exactly because so many in the Bureau don't have that sense of community anymore.
You can be jealous of everyone who ends up with the CIA, jetsetting around the world and enjoying better dental coverage, but I for one appreciate fabricating terrorist plots in a 9-5 and then getting to go home to see the wives and kids.