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Originally Posted by CusCus
Better pay than an equivalent paper pushing job in a company office
1)Better holiday allowance than a paper pushing job in a company office
2)More "time off sick" on mondays and fridays than paper pushing job in a company office
3)Better job security than a paper pushing job in a company office
4)Better pension than a paper pushing job in a company office
Now you know!
Funny, they (low paid civil servants) moan so much but are very, very, very reluctant to resign and join the real world with a rest of us.
Secretly they know they are on a good number.
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Oh, I wish that were true. I agree it was, to a degree, when I first "joined up" in 1960 (had you been born then?), which is why I worked hard to get qualifications so that I could. It probably still is for some of the bowler-hatted brigade in London, but for the average foot-soldier the days of the "good number" are long gone.
1) Not so - the "paper pusher" grade starts on £9K a year and rises to £15K.
2) Absolute rubbish - where do you get that stupid idea from? Sick Leave is a complete no-no - to the point where people are going to work when they're ill for fear of losing their jobs.
3) Very little job security these days. Read my keyboard - 25000 to lose their jobs within 5 years, on top of the ones who have already been pushed.
4) Which part of my explanation of the pension system went over your head?
It's all academic, in relation to the topic of this thread. My first point was referring to the "acheivements" of Mr. Blair and, I'll repeat, the public will suffer in the long run from the hatcheting of C S jobs.