ABSTRACT
Introduction Many of us are survivors based on experiences and challenges that all of us face throughout life. Th ese challenges include the careers and jobs that we work and spend an enormous amount of time on a daily basis for many decades that eventually lead to a gratifying retirement. At least, this is the hope and goal. Employees that seem to be fl ourishing with satisfying retirement packages are employed at various levels of government (e.g., federal, state, and local). Government or public-sector jobs diff er from corporations or private-sector jobs in numerous facets. Some of these diff ering facets are providing an enormous amount of services to citizens and constituents throughout our nation.
