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speaking in generalities of course
here in the states, there is this generally held notion/stereotype of the miserable and lazy government employee
specifically, employees of local municipalities and state government offices (not so much the higher levels of federal gov, although many will debate that)
the Dept of Motor Vehicles, County records clerk, your local town's building department, etc....the government employees that the average person deals with
more often than not, in my experience here in the NYC area, it's a negative experience having to deal with these people
when I'm hiring for a position in my company and I see a resume from a "lifer" state government employee, I automatically toss the resume in the trash....it's my gut instinct to avoid them like the plague
what are some reasons, obvious and not, that these government jobs have such miserable employees?
some reasons i came up with
- many are in it for the pension and go through the motions for years just so they could lock themselves in for a payout...going through the motions prevents them from actually giving a crap about the quality of their work
- they know that citizens have no choice but to deal with them, there are no competitors to the DMV and such places
- they are under staffed
here in the states, there is this generally held notion/stereotype of the miserable and lazy government employee
specifically, employees of local municipalities and state government offices (not so much the higher levels of federal gov, although many will debate that)
the Dept of Motor Vehicles, County records clerk, your local town's building department, etc....the government employees that the average person deals with
more often than not, in my experience here in the NYC area, it's a negative experience having to deal with these people
when I'm hiring for a position in my company and I see a resume from a "lifer" state government employee, I automatically toss the resume in the trash....it's my gut instinct to avoid them like the plague
what are some reasons, obvious and not, that these government jobs have such miserable employees?
some reasons i came up with
- many are in it for the pension and go through the motions for years just so they could lock themselves in for a payout...going through the motions prevents them from actually giving a crap about the quality of their work
- they know that citizens have no choice but to deal with them, there are no competitors to the DMV and such places
- they are under staffed