I was previously from a private company that was pretty fast paced and i can run things pretty much on my own as long as work gets done smoothly.

Recently, I joined a ministry and have been there for about a few months already. Still under culture shock and having a tough time adjusting to the top-down hierarchy, the slower pace of work and the quietness (dullness??) of the work environment.... just wondering if it is a norm for new civil servants, who were previously from pte sector, to experience culture shock for a period of time?

Any1 who couldn't adapt to the civil service environment and returned back to pte sector in a short span of time?

Thanks for the sharing!