For aspiring former feds
"I've run the numbers."
No, you haven't.
A major part of the so-called math, is the cost of staying. The longer you’re in, the harder it will be to leave. The virus of inertia, dressed up as financial planning. Leave USG, and you will earn more. This tool shows how much.
Your situation
Five numbers. The math your colleagues won't actually do.
No email. No tracking. Just math.
If you stay in
FERS pension, lifetime
$1.16M
$47K/yr × 25 years
- Annual pension
- $46,500
- Years of service at retirement
- 31
- Multiplier
- 1.0%
- High-3
- $150,000
Conservative on purpose withouth COLA,TSP or Social Security. See our pension calculation methodology.
If you leave now
Tech: cash + equity, by 57
$9.94M
$3.23M cash + $6.71M equity (compounded)
The Former Fed approach
The number is attainable. So go get it!
The longer you’re in, the harder it will be to leave. Too much comfort. It is difficult to face struggle. Starting a new career isn’t easy. Here's how former feds land the equity-paying jobs that make the pension look like the rounding error it is.
Warm intros over resumes
Hiring managers hire people they know, or people their people know. Warm intros skip the ATS black hole. Polishing your resume for the eighth time is a coping mechanism, not a job search.
Land revenue roles
Tech pays a premium for people who drive revenue and grow the business. Former feds undersell themselves into policy and security roles. Position yourself as a profit center, not overhead.
Tech success is yours
I guide ambitious aspiring former feds to their dream careers, including roles at Amazon, Anduril, Google, Palantir and SpaceX.