Has anyone worked in government? How does it compare to private sector?

Speaking specifically on the data side of things, for data analysts, data scientists. How does it compare working private versus public? Lots of people have been telling me that working for a county government or something similar is the dream because it's so much easier you don't have to worry about shareholders anymore, no crunching as fast as you possibly can for month end for quarterly release of statements... Any advice?

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