Pre-season 2025

[jamesgould]

Same at any workplace I reckon. I’ve definitely been in private sectors that work like that, even more-so.

 

[Defence wins games]

You think government workers don’t have to perform in their job? Weird. In my experience it’s super high pressure and everything you do is scrutinised by both your managers and the public through information requests. I’ve never seen anyone who’s useless at their job stay around for long.

Oh and you’re also constantly told how crap you are by the government and the media. Meanwhile you’re working 60 hour weeks plus because so much funding has been cut you’re doing the work of several people … because you want to make a positive contribution to the country. And you get paid below market rates compared to private companies. With constant restructures and redundancy rounds giving you virtually zero job security. Fun!

I agree with this completely. I was 42 years in senior management in the education department and you live or die on achievement (or not) of koi’s.
People are ignorant if they think government workers get it easy, what a really dumb statement!

 

[Celticman98]

Government workers definitely get the rough end of the pineapple. Not a job I'd want to do and would rather stay in the trades industry.

 

[Billy]

Talking of ****ty government jobs - was watching national cabinet presser today and the federal government was getting into the states about not filling the 500 frontline domestic violence worker positions they have funded.
All I thought was, who in their right mind would want that job.
I know a lot of people who would have the right qualifications for that job I think, but I doubt any of them would be rushing out to get a job specifically dealing with domestic violence.