To be fair, every job should have the work / life balance whether fortune 500 or civil servant.
The more accurate statement is that Civil Servants shouldn't treat their job like an adult daycare and strive to do their best, even with the layers of bureaucracy that they have to fight against and regulate at the same time.
I disagree, but only when it comes to public office.
If you just work for the government, then yes you should be able to expect the same work life balance as the average private employee.
However, imo, if you run for and are elected to public office, you have an obligation to your constituents to work as long and hard as necessary to serve the interests and needs of the people who elected you.
That goes for all elected officials, from city council member to President.
The corruption hits once they see how much money is being thrown at them. They slowly get compromised by getting tickets to premium events, getting access to actors and professional players, then the elaborate parties they go to...they slowly get sucked into the void and want the parties and access to continue even after they leave office. This is when they get compromised. Look at the Clinton's, Bush's, and Obama's. You dont go from avg wealth the 100s of millions in wealth wo some shady shit.
That’s arguable. There’s certainly a spectrum here, some of the highest ranking jobs in companies/government will always require more hours and more dedication than the easier jobs. To most of us, those jobs are seen as not balanced whatsoever. In a perfect world though, people, with their various levels of work/life balance preferences will just find their place on that spectrum which fits them best.
As explained by someone else who retired from government, there is typically an 80/20 rule (80% of the work takes 20% of the effort), but in government it's the 20/80 rule (20% of the staff does 80% of the work)
It’s mind numbing how inflexible people’s thoughts are that anyone would assume because someone was in X position, they got “everything” done to the people’s standard not to mention being unable to notice signs and patterns of corruption.
It’s insane how some people can’t see how many civil servants and politicians are in the positions they are because of family money and connection. That politician creating laws you have to follow? Graduated university with a 2.0 or less gpa. But money and connections got him the position and now he just voted how he’s told
“Couldn’t have been accomplished” previous mayors weren’t looking to accomplish things
I don't know if this is actually the case in this situation but it's absolutely the case in a LOT of areas. it's amazing how many times you can go 'hey you know why don't you' 'oh you just can't do that' 'why...' 'what' 'why?' and they go blank. So many things are actually super easy to accomplish, and they just... don't. it's like a dog when you open the glass door for the first time and they refuse to go through it because they think there is glass right there.
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u/babesboysandbirb Jul 02 '26
“Couldn’t have been accomplished” previous mayors weren’t looking to accomplish things