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Oh well, maybe we have different ones then.
snberk341 23rd Mar 2010
My experience is with the Canadian civil service.... my wife was public
servant for many years. I'm not saying that there aren't free-loaders
(but then what organization of any size doesn't have some dead-
wood?) however.... in the several offices my wife worked in the
dedication to serving the public was exemplary.

In her last job the unit she worked in (managing the funding of grant
applications for projects that funded homeless shelters) routinely
worked unpaid overtime, ate lunch at their desks, and worked their
b*tts off to get certain projects approved by HQ. There was no reward
for them to get these projects funded (despite HQ's initial rejection)
except that they knew it would help. Much easier to tell a project "No,
you haven't been approved." But, for a deserving project they really
went that extra mile.

No bonuses, little over-time pay, little reward outside of the unit.

Yep, my experience is different. Maybe it's a cultural thing.
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