My departed darling had 10 years in state service, in a robust infrastructure capacity, after 25 in the private sector, post military.
We used to talk about things witnessed during the day. One category was the people who admitted they were just marking time till retirement. This was something we both had no comprehension of. Some even had countdown calendars. When actual work had to be done--say a construction project, or reconstruction of an older facility--where they had to actually do something, they would take extended vacations, or sandbag the process. Or just go all helpless while the handful of guys and gals who did the actual work of running the place, would step in and to their work as well as everyone else's.
Also the management would keep their heel on the neck of ANY worker who showed any risk of wanting to learn new skills, grow, and excel. That was what led my darling to return to the private sector.
The problem there was too few bodies for too much work, because the owners wanted to make maximum profits, and people working themselves into illness. The private sector will chew up and spit out good men and say "f--- you, you weakling" if they collapse from overwork, out of a desire to do good work and not let colleagues down. I.e., EXPLOITATION.
Both private and public sector employment suck because we have a national culture that's half worker exploitation and half giving a pass to parasites.
And for the first time in my life we have a POTUS/candidate who actually has done work with and between both systems, and knows what REAL WORK is, rather than just drawing a paycheck. And who loves his people.
My departed darling had 10 years in state service, in a robust infrastructure capacity, after 25 in the private sector, post military.
We used to talk about things witnessed during the day. One category was the people who admitted they were just marking time till retirement. This was something we both had no comprehension of. Some even had countdown calendars. When actual work had to be done--say a construction project, or reconstruction of an older facility--where they had to actually do something, they would take extended vacations, or sandbag the process. Or just go all helpless while the handful of guys and gals who did the actual work of running the place, would step in and to their work as well as everyone else's.
Also the management would keep their heel on the neck of ANY worker who showed any risk of wanting to learn new skills, grow, and excel. That was what led my darling to return to the private sector.
The problem there was too few bodies for too much work, because the owners wanted to make maximum profits, and people working themselves into illness. The private sector will chew up and spit out good men and say "f--- you, you weakling" if they collapse from overwork, out of a desire to do good work and not let colleagues down. I.e., EXPLOITATION.
Both private and public sector employment suck because we have a national culture that's half worker exploitation and half giving a pass to parasites.
And for the first time in my life we have a POTUS/candidate who actually has done work with and between both systems, and knows what REAL WORK is, rather than just drawing a paycheck. And who loves his people.