Is it just me......

[Kyajae]

...........or do you have to be a particular kind of retarded knog-head to get a permie job in the public sector? Your views appreciated.

[Old Greg]

...........or do you have to be a particular kind of retarded knog-head to get a permie job in the public sector? Your iews appreciated.

Like doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, university professors, teachers?

[Buffoon]

It is a strict policy of Buffoon Ltd that it does not deal with the public sector.

[thunderlizard]

You can be as clever as you like, as long as you're not an independent thinker.

[Old Greg]

You can be as clever as you like, as long as you're not an independent thinker.

My experience has been the reverse (but it's been in the NHS, not civil service).

[bogeyman]

Wife went from 15 years in a high-powered consultancy role into teaching at FE colleges.

The incompetence and "couldn't give a feck" attitude of some the staff drives her mad, but she loves teaching - it's definitely a vocation thing.

Personally I steer my business well away from anything Public Sector. Thankfully, they prefer to deal with the big boys (who can waste big time and big money) rather than tiddlers like me. That doesn't stop various local business groups trying to rope me in though - they never take the hint.

[gingerjedi]

If you don't like money and you like lots of holiday then the public sector is where it’s at, a job for life if you don't mind being poor plus you can be sick as often as you like without question.

I overheard an HR person say that at any given time 20% of the workforce is on the sick, sounds high but looking around I can well believe it.

[Chugnut]

If you don't like money and you like lots of holiday then the public sector is where it’s at, a job for life if you don't mind being poor plus you can be sick as often as you like without question.

I overheard an HR person say that at any given time 20% of the workforce is on the sick, sounds high but looking around I can well believe it.

Plus it appears to be impossible to fire anyone for being crap at their job. Gross misconduct is the only way to get binned.

You can also cite stress and be signed off for ages on full pay.

Consequently it takes ages to get anything done. It drives my wife mad. I keep telling her to go and use her Prince2 qualification and get paid properly for it.

[Old Greg]

Plus it appears to be impossible to fire anyone for being crap at their job. Gross misconduct is the only way to get binned.

You can also cite stress and be signed off for ages on full pay.

Consequently it takes ages to get anything done. It drives my wife mad. I keep telling her to go and use her Prince2 qualification and get paid properly for it.

Getting sacked is certainly not easy (and gross misconduct won't always do it if you're senior enough).

[bogeyman]

If you don't like money and you like lots of holiday then the public sector is where it’s at...

Not true for teachers and lecturers. They have to spend all their time off marking, or doing lesson plans, preparing lesson material, or doing the paperwork required by the latest government initiative.