[quote=AN][quote=CA renter]Public employees tend to be the most qualified employees in their respective fields. Of course they expect to be compensated for it.[/quote]
Do you have proof on this assertion?[/quote]
Yep, it’s a few posts above. You can research it, too. There are a number of studies that examined the claim that public employees make more than their private sector counterparts. They found that those in the public sector were, on average, making at or below what comparably qualified employees in the private sector were making.
I’ve also worked in both the public and private sector — and while my private sector job was different from my public sector job, it was a management job, whereas my public sector job was not. There is no doubt that the standards for public employment were much higher than for employment in the private sector. That’s been my experience and the experience of others I know who have done both.
This is why BG and I tell people to “step up to the plate” and stop whining. Only after they have gone through the rigorous hiring process in the public sector can they have an appreciation for what we’re talking about. The govt takes only the cream of the crop unless “the good times” prevents them from competing with private sector employers/jobs — like we saw during the bubble years.
