FWIW, I have complained about the public service for the last 20 odd years - whether the country is experiencing a boom or a recession makes no difference to me. As for the big Christmas bonuses in the private sector - well, in 20 years employment I've never got one. No-one I know gets one either.
And remember, apart from the top few percent of earners, public sector employees, on average, get paid more than private sector ones.
Fact.
Do a search for the most recent stats.
You suggest you prefer the money but yet you've freely chosen to work in the sector that gives the shopping time off instead. Isn't this a bit like someone who drinks Coke telling you they prefer Pepsi - you might say to them well drink Pepsi then.Last year I was working in the private sector and got a 5 grand bonus. I know which I'd prefer.
A handy number where you were afraid of losing you job? Some would see that as not being a handy number at all.I had a far handier number in my old private sector job but when offered this post could not turn it down given the current economic circumstances.
No. Do you expect your job interview to be conducted exclusively by someone in HR?WTF?!...is this not a job for an existing HR dept?
If there's any truth whatsoever in this one...well...I dunno whether to laugh or cry.
Do you expect your job interview to be conducted exclusively by someone in HR?
yes and i would think most interview boards do consist of serving civil servants but the thing is they have jobs to do and it isn't always feasible or desireable to have them taking time off from their jobs to work on interview boards.
the article seems to imply this happens with all boards when i would doubt that is the case.
from a cost benefit position it can make more sense to use retired public servants rather than taking busy people away from their jobs.
this thread like so many others has turned into a rant against the public and civil service.
You suggest you prefer the money but yet you've freely chosen to work in the sector that gives the shopping time off instead. Isn't this a bit like someone who drinks Coke telling you they prefer Pepsi - you might say to them well drink Pepsi then.
A handy number where you were afraid of losing you job? Some would see that as not being a handy number at all.
the scale of it is the thing, how many people would you say are normally interviewed for private sector jobs? in the public sector i would think the numbers interviewed are much much higher, as you're usually putting people onto a panel that can have a hundred people on it, in the private sector you're (usually) appointing one person.Well fair enough when you put it like that...but...and you probably knew I'd say this...
...the private sector seem to manage to do it!
Turned into? Look at the title - it was practically a rant in the first place anyway
Must be during the times when the phones aren't answered!
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