The history of the civil service exam is a history of American governance striving for fairness and competence—only to see those principles discarded for political expediency.
I was hired by the Social Security Administration in 1972 and had to take a civil service exam. I worked for them for 26 years taking an early retirement because I could no longer take the politics, the lazy good for nothings filing complaints with the union and getting away with not having to work and promoting the unqualified. There were plenty of hard workers even when I retired who always did more than their share of work to make up for the deadbeats.
I was hired by the Social Security Administration in 1972 and had to take a civil service exam. I worked for them for 26 years taking an early retirement because I could no longer take the politics, the lazy good for nothings filing complaints with the union and getting away with not having to work and promoting the unqualified. There were plenty of hard workers even when I retired who always did more than their share of work to make up for the deadbeats.