Excellent points...I may have to consider my own perspectives and how they color the way I see this issue. I still that, at least for my own part, there is a component of this the reflects how I was brought up. Even when I was working jobs I hated during my summer breaks from college, I still chafed at the idea of doing "just enough"...to the point where it got me involved in a physical altercation with co-workers who felt threatened by my work ethic (I've written about that elsewhere...perhaps that's something else to copy here).
I also wonder if the common stereotype of the lazy government employee doesn't factor in as well. Perhaps for some people it influences their expectations of what to they need to do on the job? Just spitballing, but I could believe that at least some small number of people take government jobs because they see it as a safe and easy paycheck. Of course, the reality is somewhat different, at least where I work...
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Date: 2016-09-13 10:41 am (UTC)I also wonder if the common stereotype of the lazy government employee doesn't factor in as well. Perhaps for some people it influences their expectations of what to they need to do on the job? Just spitballing, but I could believe that at least some small number of people take government jobs because they see it as a safe and easy paycheck. Of course, the reality is somewhat different, at least where I work...