Are you kidding, why the hell would you run away from a pension and benefits.

The pension and benefits you get with a government job are nothing special when compared to a similar job on the outside. In fact, they tend to be much worse.

And get fired? Smart

Please, I've had the same job for 8 years and had plenty of writs ups for stupid shit that I refused to sign, and I'm still employed. You don't get fired for not signing them.

I'm a manager and when I have to issue write up (worst part of my job believe me) HR does not care if the employee signs it or not. Once management signs off on it that is enough. You can refuse to sign but it is still a valid write up and in your permanent file. Refusing does nothing. No firing and still have a write up on file.

depends on where you work. technically, you dont have to sign writeups, but you take a chance of getting fired if you dont.

You can get written up in the workplace. It works just like the middle school system does it. It goes in your record and can possibly make it harder to get your next job, just like middle school writs can make it harder to get into a good college. =/

Also, write ups can cause you to not get a raise, even when it's a cross the board percentage raises. They prevent you from promotions.

...Did you think facing the consequences of your actions is something you only have to do in school?

No, but there are ways to face the negative consequences of actions other than a detatched documentation of your wrong-doings. Plus, it gives the impression of some sort of authority, when being employed is a voluntary, win-win, thing. In my opinion...

33 - your last half of your comment makes it look like you act as if a boss or manger isnt suppose to be a figure of authority...

Is this an American thing? I don't know what these 'write-ups' are...

Being employed absolutely is a matter of authority. An employer has authority over his employees, and if they don't do what they are supposed to do, there are consequences.

Write ups go in your file, so there is a paper trail to proved reason, should they decide to fire you. If you sue for wrongful termination, management can point to your foe and find some reasons to justify termination.

33 looks about 13, at most. He probably has no idea how real careers work.

What if the co worker has a different security clearance or management chain? We've had situations were we couldn't ask someone to do a particular task. We had to ask our manager to ask their manager to ask them.

I see redpill all over FML