I've never dreamt of being a civil servant like you, this might be a very good job in your country, but not in my country, you might struggle financially till you die unless you are a corrupt worker. For this, and for the fact that I've always dreamed about success, I prefer to either work on my own or find a private sector job that would value me and pay me what I'm truly worth. However, trading and investment are not new to me, so it doesn't freak me as it does people, particularly the people of this crypto era. This might be because I have been engaging in them since my university days. After finishing school, I continued and I have been trading/investing and working at the same time ever since, which I believe is the best approach in this situation.

What I am driving at is that trading/investing should always be viewed as a way to earn passive income not otherwise. You should know that they are risky as well, and even if you know them very well, I will still not advise you to make them your only source of income. And since being a government worker is your passion, why not go for it? Do it while you trade/invest also. After all, you are not missing anything, but you will only be richer than your colleagues, if not your top boss at work.