There are dead weight, lazy employees in the private sector also. Stereotypes, both positive and negative, can be found in both public and private sector. I bet FLU’s user name was based on a private sector experience.

I have a nephew who is one of the brightest, hardest working folks I know… works for the GAO. He worked on wall street out of Wharton and realized he wanted to serve more than he wanted to make money just for the sake of money…. because he’s bright and hard working he’s risen through the GS levels quickly… but still makes half of what he would have if he’d stayed on the street.

The problem with broad generalizations is there are too many discrete points to prove them wrong.