HILL STAFF VIEWS: More Democratic Aides Say Harder to Advance Congressional Career Than Do GOPers
Nearly half of all the Democratic congressional aides responding to this recent CNCT Capitol Pulse Survey said they find “High Difficulty” in advancing their careers working on the Hill. Only 25 percent of the GOP aides gave the same response.
As for whether it’s harder to advance as a Senate or a House aide, 35 percent of the House-side respondents pointed to “High Difficulty,” compared to only 22 percent of the respondents from the upper chamber.
The results were a good bit more even among respondents who claimed to encounter “Low Difficulty” in moving up on congressional staffs, with 22 percent of the Democratic staffers choosing that response and 16 percent of the Republicans.
Other results of interest: More women chose “High Difficulty” than men, 38 percent to 26 percent. Among those who selected “Average Difficulty,” 43 percent were under the age of 30 and 30 percent of those above the age of 30 selected “Average Difficulty.”
Wouldn’t it be interesting a decade hence to be able to go back to those under the age of 30 who picked “Average Difficulty” and see where they are at that point in their careers and if they would pick the same response!
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