Private Sector / Public Sector

[BA to the Stars]

Public sector makes you realise that "Yes Minister" was really a fly on the wall documentary.

It exists to keep people in work who would be unemployable in the private sector

[Maxamus]

just this week though got told that they can only give a 2% rate increase to contractors !

thats less than the lazy nurses are getting...

thats fine by me as im on a good rate already

[realityhack]

Done it the other way round - 7 years in the public sector then into financial services.

I don't think I'll be going back to the public sector for a while. Maybe it's impossible to fire permies there or something - saw so many ppl there working to rule. One of the most frustrating places to work. I only survived that long by working offsite and having meetings offsite as much as possible.

And only consider it if you can act politically correct. I once was brought to one side after suggesting we have a brain-storming session, and told that term is 'offensive to epileptics', and that the correct term is 'thought-shower'. Unbelievable.

[Sockpuppet]

I did some work at HMRC for a while. (process engineer)

Dear god I wanted to kill every last one of the dim wits. They seriously did not have a clue about life outside thier safe world of meeting after meeting after meeting.

[Zippy]

Done it the other way round - 7 years in the public sector then into financial services.

I don't think I'll be going back to the public sector for a while. Maybe it's impossible to fire permies there or something - saw so many ppl there working to rule. One of the most frustrating places to work. I only survived that long by working offsite and having meetings offsite as much as possible.

You've worked in Croyden haven't you?

[realityhack]

You've worked in Croyden haven't you?

Worse, far worse. Walthamstow.

[Rocket]

I've worked in both sectors...used to be private sector and now in the public sector in industries like logistics, retail banking, pharmaceuticals and now local government.

When I was interviewed for the role it was about what I know and how I could help them rather than are you a public servant/what do you know about our industry. Although it did help that my boss was a contractor as well...

But the permies in public service (at least the ones I've been in contact with) seem to be more concerned with empire building and only doing what's in their job description...and don't even get me started about meetings with permies! That could be a whole different thread...

[Old Greg]

I've worked in both sectors...used to be private sector and now in the public sector in industries like logistics, retail banking, pharmaceuticals and now local government.

When I was interviewed for the role it was about what I know and how I could help them rather than are you a public servant/what do you know about our industry. Although it did help that my boss was a contractor as well...

But the permies in public service (at least the ones I've been in contact with) seem to be more concerned with empire building and only doing what's in their job description...and don't even get me started about meetings with permies! That could be a whole different thread...

Coming from the NHS, there is a type of permie that loves meetings and a type that loathes and avoids them and dets on with their work. For obvious reasons, you come across the meeting lovers more often.

[Rocket]

Coming from the NHS, there is a type of permie that loves meetings and a type that loathes and avoids them and dets on with their work. For obvious reasons, you come across the meeting lovers more often.

Good point...although meetings can be constructive and are neccessary it's the ones that drag on and on without making any progress that get under my skin...I could be doing something more constructive with my time...like posting here

[wendigo100]

You've worked in Croyden haven't you?

So it was you - I knew someone else on here had!

BTW An ex-colleague there tells me they have redecorated B-Block...