BuckyB93 wrote:I’m not sure I want to step into this little brushfire but
In the private sector…
25% lazy/entitled = costing the business money.
50% performing at an average level, doing nothing more = not helping the business grow or make the business any money.
25% trying to improve = actually contributing to current profits and future growth.
A business like that would not last long and needs a serious shot of reality. 25% of the employees have to carry the other 75%? The taxpayers fund all three groups knowing there is not much they can do about it and that a majority of the government workers are a drain on the system. This is why private sector folks have a hard time shedding tears for the woes of public sector employees.
In the private sector...
- The first group gets **** canned without delay or remorse.
- The second group gets a window of time to decide for themselves if they wanted to become a member of the first or third group.
- The third group may get a small reward in the form of profit sharing, merit increase and/or bonus (assuming group’s 1 and 2 haven’t cost the business all of its profits).
I agree also. However, it's 100% not a business. It's a paid service industry not charged with making a profit. There is no reward for efficiency. There is no creativity. There is no vehicle to save money or make a profit, period. You are not comparing the same things.
The federal government does not make widgets. They even try programs that are based on process improvment, leaner business models, etc... I have seen them all, TQL, Lean Sig Sigma, etc. The list goes on. They are so foolish, I am certain they spend more money on training everyone on these "buzzword" programs and trying to make them fit where they don't. I actually know for a fact they do, at least at one place I was at. Long story, I did the math and got rewarded with it. They still kept the program going though, because it was already paid for of course. No need to save the "manpower" dollars... idiots.
Once again, no the fault of the employee, system fault. Lazy is lazy, don't think I'm making excuses for that.
Understand one basic concept. Federal budgets are federal law. If you do not spend 100% of the money another law has to be passed to not spend it or "you" are in violation of federal law. There is no method to save money in the current year. If you come up with a way to save money it will not reduce the budget untill the following year or maybe 3 years from the current one.
That being said, there may be a higher percentage of lazy federal employees than the private sector. There is no reward for above average work (generally), and it does suck for the 1000's of federal employees that do care.
