Federally/state funded= red tape, bureaucracy
Union- not well represented, hard to fire bad apples
Local management/ central operating bends rules as suits them
Away from home constantly
Federal "rest" only requires company to give 8 hours off between jobs
On call for years to start (24/6, sometimes 7)
No incentive for going above and beyond
Local management will not listen to your ideas (though most of them have little experience in our shoes)