I find it rich that my colleagues in the private sector now look for the knife to trim the costs in the civil service in these current economic times, when the private sector has generally enjoyed great oppulence for years.
Have you read the rest of this thread?
This thread has developed into a 'You versus us' debate.
Rubbish, of course. The main aim of the public sector is to provide public services.The main aim of the public sector is to spend taxpayers money
Believe it or not, public sector workers pay tax too and don't like to see it wasted. Some work beyond the hours they are paid for and don't look for anything in return. So don't try and draw a line between the private and public sectors as if one was simply funding the other, one involves hard work and the other does not, one has perks and the other does not. It is simply untrue.
Thanks for that. I'm glad someone on the inside, so to speak, has the wherewithal to come out and say there is waste in the public services (all large organisations have waste).... Working in the public sector doesn't make it any easier or less galling to pay taxes (and worse again to see so much of it wasted).
Rubbish, of course. The main aim of the public sector is to provide public services.
I believe you were correct the first time. The main aim of the public sector is to spend its allocated budget (our money). The reason for this is that if it does not spend its budget entirely, then it will not be allocated as much in the next financial year.I stand corrected, apologies.
this has led to the wasteful spending in December to ensure you get a good budget the following year. So i think this idea is completely flawed.I believe you were correct the first time. The main aim of the public sector is to spend its allocated budget (our money). The reason for this is that if it does not spend its budget entirely, then it will not be allocated as much in the next financial year.
(Why would there be all these useless cycle lanes otherwise?)
this has led to the wasteful spending in December to ensure you get a good budget the following year.
You have to admire the fact that they want to make sure their money is there the following year, possibly. But I know when i look for €€ in a budget it had better be qualified as a need. and i don't get to spend savings made on X on item Y which was not named in the budget so maybe thats another area i don't agree with.We see this with our public sector customers every single year.
In fact it's happening as I type - people are ordering 100s, 1000s of € worth of stuff that they have admitted they don't need.
You have to be taking the proverbial there mate. Have you not seen the newspapers, the TV, the links to the ERSI and OECD reports on this site showing that the public sector is, on the whole, grossly overpaid?As someone who works in the private sector, I feel that the civil service are completely entitled to this 3.5hrs paid leave to go shopping. In reference to people saying in these current economic times, civil service staff should not be given this, I am appalled. The private sector generally enjoys economic success to a much greater extent than the public sector with various profit sharing incentives, bonuses, etc. (alas I exclude a certain FAS Director). I find it rich that my colleagues in the private sector now look for the knife to trim the costs in the civil service in these current economic times, when the private sector has generally enjoyed great oppulence for years.
Why?You have to admire the fact that they want to make sure their money is there the following year
I believe you were correct the first time. The main aim of the public sector is to spend its allocated budget (our money). The reason for this is that if it does not spend its budget entirely, then it will not be allocated as much in the next financial year.
(Why would there be all these useless cycle lanes otherwise?)
It is quite possible that civil servants want to operate in a good budget in order to be able to react if they need to, to some unforseen cost which may crop up. perhaps.
Hey thats one way to go but i suspect that public sector workers don't have a say - its the senior folks who should come up with these changes and lets face it they probably see no problem with whats happening at the moment.Would it not be more prudent to allocate this money in a separate contingency fund?
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