Concerns with Pay and Bosses Cause Dip in Federal Worker Job Satisfaction

By Ed O'Keefe at the Washington Post.  If that federal employee sitting next to you on the Metro each morning seems a little grumpier these days, she’s not the only one.  Concerns about pay, leadership and departments’ missions are the main factors behind the growing gloom. Agency heads and the rank and file agree that President Obama’s decision to freeze salaries for two years and Republican efforts to cut government programs are contributing to the unease in federal offices.