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Originally Posted by fotze
Of course there will always be exceptions of great people doing it for the love of whatever. But I disagree that people who work in the civil service, do it for altruistic reasons (other than some exceptions of course). If they are like me or the people I used to work with, they work in the civil service because it was the first job that they were offered, they work there because they are scared to leave, they love the extra vacation time, they love that they can leave at 4:30 and not have to worry about work, they work there because they may not be employable elsewhere, they work there because clerical staff get paid better in the civil service, they work there because the benefits are good and there is a secure and decent pension plan, they work there because it is hard to get fired, they work there because if they get sick they will be treated pretty damn well in comparison.
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Or maybe it's because deep down inside, they like socialism and don't even realize it.... because what you describe sounds very socialist in nature.
