I work for a government company too, and nearly every guy I work with base pay is around 75k and all earn over 100k (gross) with their OT etc. most of them will work every 2nd Saturday it Sunday etc...
It's not beta it's polite which is alpha.
-people standing in the middle of the path stopped and talking
-"excuse me"
-"oh sorry"
That's being polite, OP.