Public sector

[Mustang]

Why is it that workers in the public sector are so unaccountable and get away with so much?

I am 4 weeks into this gig and I am encountering:

* Attempts to make everyone equal
* Childish kindergatan mentality
* Over cautiousness. Projects are planned from a "worst case" perspective so that no-one gets mad if they over-run and the project team can look good if we "manage" to pull the dates in!!
* Lack of drive
* Micro management
* No accountability

I am trying ot put on a brave face but not easy!! LOL If the market picks up I will have to decide what to do.....!!

[JoJoGabor]

Why is it that workers in the public sector are so unaccountable and get away with so much?

I am 4 weeks into this gig and I am encountering:

* Attempts to make everyone equal
* Childish kindergatan mentality
* Over cautiousness. Projects are planned from a "worst case" perspective so that no-one gets mad if they over-run and the project team can look good if we "manage" to pull the dates in!!
* Lack of drive
* Micro management
* No accountability

I am trying ot put on a brave face but not easy!! LOL If the market picks up I will have to decide what to do.....!!

Yeap that sounds about right. If you're feeling like that at this early stage, do yourself a favour, and terminate the contract, now. I did after 1 month and it was the best thing I ever did. Will never go back to public sector, would rather stack shelves in Tesco

[CheeseSlice]

They sound like ripe pickings for the public sector axe man to me.

Besides they'll achieve just as much by not being there