At first I was very happy to get a government job, but to be frank, I do not know why I was happy. Later I found that, It is because the people around me, who keep on telling like - government job is the best and secured job.
But, do we need a secured job with no responsiblity, challenges, and power or do we need a job where we can put our aptitute to work? Ofcourse it depends on ones personality and perspective of looking at things.
For making a person work, one or more of these three things should be in place:
If a person doesn't do the work,
1. Punish him by taking away the privileges that he enjoy (moderate punishment)
2. Punish him by demoting (severe punishment)
Or, If a person does the work,
3. Reward him in an appropriate way.
Unfortunately, the options 1 and 2 are not exercised in any government organization effectively. further, option 3 is exercised irrespective of the work. These actions of the public authority infuses apathy in their employees. Whatever arousal (moderate or intese) that the employee carries before joining the job gets faded away. Further he may start thinking that, he is rendering some sort of extra service to the public authority and for which he needs to be rewarded further. Finally, he comes to the office daily, not because any one of the above three actions are in place, but the fear of loosing a month's salary.
I am not exaggerating the facts, it may not be the case in all government offices, but I am sure this is the scene in most of the government offices.
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