Public-sector workers 'lack skills for private sector'

Radiantsoul

I feel that the biggest issue is going to be a lack of demand, rather than a lack of skills for ex-public sector workers.

The test will be the ratio of vacancies to the unemployment rate.

olly300

nomoreboomandbust wrote: »

excuse my ignorance, I wasn't aware they were private sector

That's because they aren't.

Parking Attendants ( or Civil enforcement officers) are private sector.

Traffic Wardens are public sector.

Parking Attendants are those who go around issuing your illegally parked car a ticket and are employed by private firms that councils contract the service out to.

They have varied uniforms in my area the uniforms are dark green but in some areas they are dark blue.

In areas with parking permits the same firm also administers the permit system.

lostinrates

ILW wrote: »

Same here, and I think for a hobby he does things like banning conkers from school playgrounds.

Oh, er...you might be right. I remember now it wasn't to do with fireworks but something else, but that it all got confusing. Yikes. apologies for misleading.:o

baby_boomer

I'm surprised that no-one has yet alleged that the last three words of the thread title are superfluous .

Hank_Rearden

baby_boomer wrote: »

I'm surprised that no-one has yet alleged that the last three words of the thread title are superfluous .

Or that the first three are oxymoronic....;)

lostinrates

To day I met with the manager of waste and recycling from my council and the waste contractor. we've been having some problems. In discussion it transpired that though I'd already been through two tiers to get to the manager there were 4 tiers above them. The way they suggested handling my unresolved problems....going to the local newspapers. Now while the people were super-courteous and have made unsuccessful attempts to solve a problem its a problem which shouldn't have been easily resolvable and the time, phone calls and site visits being made to try to resolve are wasteful. The private sector has an advantage: they can offer a voucher or a sweetener to the customer, or ditch them should the service not be cost effective to provide. Today I was offered''the contractors getting penalty points'' for a third time. The system is not helping the people who are trying to help me.

kabayiri

I actually admire Sir Humphrey for utilising tools at his disposal. He is obviously passionate about his job.

What I have seen and dislike in both private and public sector is people who coast. It's like they expect to be carried by others.

They should try working on a month to month contract, where the last block of work you do may result in being turfed out on your ear. You can't afford to be complacent.

carolt

kabayiri wrote: »

I actually admire Sir Humphrey for utilising tools at his disposal. He is obviously passionate about his job.

What I have seen and dislike in both private and public sector is people who coast. It's like they expect to be carried by others.

They should try working on a month to month contract, where the last block of work you do may result in being turfed out on your ear. You can't afford to be complacent.

Oh come on, have you never come across people in the private sector who coast???

Or people in the public sector who work on short-term contracts - there are huge swathes of the public sector now where that is standard - always conveniently ignored when people talk bitterly of public sector workers and their great job security and huge pensions.

kabayiri

carolt wrote: »

Oh come on, have you never come across people in the private sector who coast???

Erm, Carol....I did say in both sectors.

It wasn't aimed at one area or the other.

kriss_boy

Its actually quite disappointing just how many people have formed what are essentially absurd generalisations as to the differences between private and public sector workers.

Previously I worked in the private sector and the type of characters many people would automatically associate as being a typical public sector worker can definately be found in private firms.

In the past the terms and conditions associated with working in the public sector offered a little compensation for the poor pay but in recent years however and with many pay restructures many of us have effectively already taken a substantial cut in pay.

I pay my taxes too and Im often frustrated with the inefficiencies I see but notion that the majority of public sector workers are unskilled, overpaid, jobsworths is wholly ignorant.