I could not agree more. If the USG wants to provide competent digital services to it's customer/shareholder then it might make more sense to get rid of the Digital Service in the WH and rather expand and go all in on 18F, where it provides a whole career progression from basic training on up through SES.
I feel the absence of job training upon hiring is also why there is no concept of "company men" after the Boomer Generation; companies stopped investing in the employees they wanted and started treating them like pre-packaged commodity.
I didn’t realize 18F has a training program. That’s awesome.
I agree with your frustrations about training in general too. I wish companies provided that _and_ provided real career progression goals. Instead it’s learn the tech for your job after work and some vague one page sheet from HR about what the next level is, which really comes down to a manager’s opinion more than anything really measurable.
Are you sure 18F offers whole career progression? I looked at their website and they only seem to be hiring GS15. I don’t see any mention about training.
I feel the absence of job training upon hiring is also why there is no concept of "company men" after the Boomer Generation; companies stopped investing in the employees they wanted and started treating them like pre-packaged commodity.