>I assumed people just preferred getting paid more and possible working at interesting companies. There's that too, but at least in my circles there's very muc

>I assumed people just preferred getting paid more and possible working at interesting companies. There's that too, but at least in my circles there's very much the attitude of "oh you're in the public sector because you couldn't hack in in the private sector where you have to perform". Whether that's a merited attitude to hold is a separate conversation, but the sentiment definitely exists.