re: "Travel enthusiast” is grateful his student loans are forgiven

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Public sector jobs are hurting for people. Pay and benefits aren't keeping up, so they lose a lot of people to private sector, and they are top heavy with soon-to-be retirees.

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This is all true for my field. We are getting more short staffed and can't even hire new people right now because the pay is that much lower. We also have a couple of people in their 70s and still working that will be difficult to replace. We are salaried so that also equals longer hours with a higher workload. Thankfully the loan forgiveness does make it a little easier to bear.