To be sure some of the service and gov’t sectors are actually needed to facilitate private sector wealth generation. But how many are literally or figuratively just sitting in cubicles generating reports about the number of reports being generated?
So in terms of productivity - what percentage of the potential workforce is actually doing anything? Who thought this was going to end well?
My sister works with an engineer who used to process patents in PTO. She could get her two-week work quota done in one week. So she did and totally goofed off during week #2.
In the private sector, there is always more work than you can possibly get done.