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the public sector is our biggest internal problem that is directly managed by the govt. its woefully inefficent, overpaid,lazy, and totally full of wasters.
what are you talking about. who said there is crappy pay, terrible conditions etc in the private sector. i work in the private sector and am paid well and have great conditions . i have a problem with my counterpart in the public sector being paid more than me or the same as me and also getting great pension and a job for life. you cant have everything. you obviously are a civil servant with the silly posts you are making. everyone knows the civil service is in efficent. try getting a call back from the PAYE office after leaving a message at 2pm on a friday or any other day for that matter
Yes I work in the public sector and I work hard. In fact I probably do 50% more work than I get paid for.
This comment demonstrates the mindset in the public sector that is the main problem.
How can you do 50% more work than you are paid for ? - that is just called increased productivity in the real world and you do not get paid extra for it. It is expected ! - Don't ever leave the public sector my friend - you will sink with this attitude
welfairtie - you say "The benchmarking award allowed me to earn as much as my couterparts in the private sector.
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how can you justify this if you have a defined pension scheme and can never get the sack?? you should not earning the same as a private sector worker
exactly badge, if a person in the public sector says they are productive then they are deluded. do they have goals? do they get paid less if they do less work, of course not. thousands of public servants just sail through their day and career and never really know what the working world is really like.
1. The nurses who mind your family when their sick, the ambulence men who attend car wrecks, the teachers who teach your kids etc..........
Do they have goals? of course not. Do they sail through the day doing nothing.
If you exibited a little balance, a little understanding for the human condition, a little common sence, then maybe your argument about the need for reform would hold more weight. But you sound so bitter and blinkered.
Please explain factually why you think I should not be earning the same as a private sector worker.
I am no economist but there is something a little suspect about your reasoning here. If you increased your productivity by 50% would you go to your boss looking for a pay rise? If you dont then I suggest you are the one with the problem.
What needs to be cut in the public service is all the "jobs for the boys" quagos and agencies that dont contribute much. The wage bill for the core civil service is a surprisingly low amount of overall government expediture - equivalent to only a few euros per tax payer per week. However, the programme expenditure is full of bloated quagos wasting money.
On example I've come across in recent years is where 2 similar major projects were undertaken. One was undertaken directly by a Government department who allocated 3 staff to the project. It got done on time on budget. The other project was allocated to a specifically set up quago with 20-30 staff, its own HQ and politically connected board. Didnt happen & millions were wasted.
No problem here Television - I run a company in the private sector - and yes if there is increased productivity then a small bonus might be paid
My point is that nobody in the private sector thinks they are doing 50% more work than they are being paid for. If they do think that then they will quickly learn that they were not doing enough before and only now is the performance satisfactory.
I stand by my comments 100% and don't want you to take it personally - you are entitled to disagree
as you have too many perks. once again i will repeat them, the defined pension scheme, flexi time, cant get laid off etc etc
can i ask you a questio and please be honest, are you at work at present?
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