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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Hi all,
Not in the public sector and will probably never be in.
But I am curious as to why government jobs are seen as iron rice bowl? What is the rationale behind this phenomenon?
Would think the governemnt would be eager to cut costs and fire non performers. One could argue that government jobs contribute more to sg than private sector jobs in social and culture aspects and thus should be held to a higher standard.
Is it because the government does not need smart and innovate workers but instead people who are willing to do repetitive tasks due to bureaucracy?
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In short, if you are a perm staff (different from those on contract), they cannot really fire you in economic downturn for reason such as cost saving. Whereas in private sector, they do it all the time. As the above poster has pointed out, for them to get rid of you, it is likely due to something criminal in nature. Of course the public sector does get rid of non-performers but there is a very long process (PRP) involved to safeguard against any potential unfairness/discrimination etc but in turn, it is quite difficult getting rid of non-performers because you need a lot of justification. So the PRP is a double-edge sword. But yes, I always find the biggest difference between public and private sector is that they can't get rid of you to save cost (i.e. retrenchment) hence people like to say it is an iron rice bowl.