govt workers seem to be so snarky and hateful....why?...they got cushy jobs and fantastic vacation/sickleave/holidaytime/pensions/healthcare...what the hell is wrong with them..
Why? Because they can. They know no matter how awful the service or the product the “ company” isn’t getting replaced and they aren’t going to get fired....
Many are there because of Government programs and unmerited advancement. They have no stressors of being useful or being efficient as their check comes, 99% of the time.
It’s because they are bored and there is no challenge.
Many FReepers would die for a CA state employee pension, a plan that effectively gives you the return of a $1-2MM portfolio for life, plus effectively free Kaiser healthcare.
It is what Communism and Statism bring...note all the people “going postal?”...
Because you pretty much CAN’T be fired, no matter how awful you are. One cry of ‘discrimination!’ or ‘racism!’ and you are promoted. I’ve been around it and have some stories. It’s nuts.
The postal workers here are some of the most sullen, unhelpful, rude people I have ever come across. It doesn’t matter if the line is 50 people deep; if it is time for their 19th ‘break’ of the day, they’re going to take it and leave the line standing there. No ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ or ‘have a nice day.’ I do everything I can to avoid going there.
Most people are drones, and if the boss demands a positive attitude and good service, AND enforces that demand through appropriate discipline (firings), an atmosphere of positive effort results. That discipline is only enforced when someone has something worthwhile on the line, such as one's life savings, home, or future standard of living.
That is why we still have some expectation of excellence in our military (at least the combat branches): NCOs don't want to die.
what the hell is wrong with them..
I’ve met a number of good and caring government employees who carry their own weight and then some but many are so secure in their jobs they operate like untouchables with huge chips on their shoulders almost instigating conflict to prove their power over the general population.