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A (non-tech) company I used to work for hired temp workers as a way for HR to hit some kind of "low headcount" performance bonus. It was terrible for everyone else, including the temps themselves.


Some Federal agencies are restricted to X number of employees by law. They hire a bunch of contractors to get around this. It's not a great system.


My father once complained about the hot weather making his work at the naval shipyard unbearable.

But dont you have air conditioning my mother asked.

The federal regulations specify the temperature in which AC is permitted he replied. Washington DC is the coolest place that permits air conditioning.




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