Ok I'm the one who complained about the increment differences between ministry and statboard. During recruitment, they told me they need people with my technical knowledge. Reality check. Ministry does not need technical expertise. They will get it from their stat boards. When I was in statboard, I get frequent interview calls from the private sector. If I persist in this path for one year, the relevancy of my experience will be crushed beyond granular, no... atomic level....

Again, there may be other aspects of civil service which I am not aware of, which is why my colleagues stayed for so many many years. Then again, it may not be the remuneration package and working environment, but more of themselves wanting to serve. Only a man of certain character can serve the public.