Loving and leaving Washington
Subtitle: reflections on public service
By: John Yochelson
Publisher: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781612348247
Subjects: Civil service; Biography; History
Description: A civil service official reflects on his employment in Washington D.C., comparing his earlier stint before 2001 with his recent return in which he describes the increased partisanship, erosion of public trust, and loss of dedication by the current generation.  --Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Call to action; title: Surrounded by strivers; title: Pegged as average; title: French connections; title: Path of choice; title: Call of duty; title: Tour in Germany; title: The Club; title: Breakup; title: Swallowed; title: Recovery; title: Transitions; title: Center of the action; title: Think tank entrepreneur; title: Time to step up; title: Topped out; title: Turnaround; title: Stress; title: Coast to coast; title: Shifting ground; title: Reality check; title: Talent search.