Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi guys, my husband wishes to quit civil service. He's one of the scholars (not the psc types but still alright), between 3 - 5 years into the job (keeping it vague). He wants to go into private sector but i'm trying to convince him not to - citing that private sector is super cut throat and hard to hit 10k. He's in one of the very niche / specialised area (i.e. not banking / accounting etc) so it would be hard to find another job.

would like to hear how you guys would convince someone like him to stay in civil service? like what are the benefits of staying in CS and the cons of being in private sector?

i myself am in private sector so I am terrified of being fired and not being able to hold the family together. imagine both of us in private sector - oh man.