Are Federal jobs really that bad?

I'm coming at this from a place of complete ignorance, so please don't be too hostile if I sound dumb asking this. I was curious why in Cyber Security, and the greater IT umbrella in general, that Federal jobs often seem to get thrashed on forums.

I've seen a few posts mention things like the pay-scale being abysmal compared to working private sector, or it being "career suicide" because the jobs are behind the times and the technology is too. …

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