Yeah, I've been a ~government worker~ for almost two years now, and honestly? The hardest workers I've come across are those in the public sector. Especially since here in California our state/county jobs are always underfunded (because we're overrun with a voting population that wants oodles of services without paying taxes), we're ALL chronically understaffed and we're all working with the bare minimum of people. This means that we're ALL doing the work of 1.5-2 people, for relatively low pay compared to those doing similar jobs in the private sector.
Granted I've run across slackers in my work--those people who fit the description of the "typical government worker"--but honestly? I've met those same exact slackers when I worked in the private sector. The difference is that in the private sector, they get paid more for less work.
So yeah, totally feeling you on the annoying misperception of government workers. I dare anyone tell those of us who were working 60 hours a week at full tilt for four weeks in a row during the presidential election that we're spoiled and lazy.
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Granted I've run across slackers in my work--those people who fit the description of the "typical government worker"--but honestly? I've met those same exact slackers when I worked in the private sector. The difference is that in the private sector, they get paid more for less work.
So yeah, totally feeling you on the annoying misperception of government workers. I dare anyone tell those of us who were working 60 hours a week at full tilt for four weeks in a row during the presidential election that we're spoiled and lazy.