Life as Job Order in a Government Agency

I'm a 25-year-old (M) working as a JO in a government agency, and boy, do I have a story to share.

I started out in a great environment, treating my coworkers like friends, even family. But then, things took a turn when one of our bosses resigned. Suddenly, my boss (W) and one of my colleagues (M) became a couple.

Not only did this colleague get promoted to a regular employee, but he also became a boss. And guess what? He enjoyed all sorts of unfair benefits.

As if that wasn't enough, these two started pulling all sorts of shady moves, and since they were both bosses, nobody could stop them. When one brave colleague called them out, they gaslighted us and hurled immature insults our way.

As a JO, I didn’t have the same benefits as the regular employees. We were treated poorly, like we were lower than them, even though we often did more work.

Most of the regular employees didn’t even do their jobs, opting to sit at their desks scrolling through social media instead.

To add insult to injury, our salaries were often delayed, adding to the frustration of working in this environment.

I'm seriously considering resigning and finding a new job, but the compensation here is hard to beat. I do enjoy my work (except for all the extra tasks dumped on me), but every time I apply elsewhere, employers seem to doubt me just because I'm from a government agency.

These days, I keep to myself to maintain my sanity, but apparently, that's an issue too. It's like I'm not "friendly" enough anymore, even though I used to be.

Is this really the norm in government agencies, especially for JOs? And is it worth staying just for the compensation?