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In private industry, you promoted and seen a valuable if you make money for the company. In the government, you are promoted and seen as a power player if you
by ImprovedSilence 15y ago
In private industry, you promoted and seen a valuable if you make money for the company. In the government, you are promoted and seen as a power player if you spend more money. There are lots of super-competitive A-types in govt work who will spend a million dollars just to get another feather in their programs hat.
- notJim 15y agoThis seems like you have an idealized vision of private industry. From what I've seen, politics and being friends with the right people is the determining factor in both fields.
- chernevik 15y agoPrivate industry is ultimately disciplined by a marketplace. It can take a while, but managements seeking goals other than returns ultimately lead their companies into losses. The companies either improve or are bankrupted and their assets transferred to more capable managements. U.S. auto companies are an edifying exception.
- kalleboo 15y agoWasteful empire-building and waste-what's-left-of-my-budget-so-I-don't-lose-it-next-quarter is so common in private businesses it's even a recurring joke in Dilbert http://dilbert.com/fast/2012-04-07/ http://dilbert.com/fast/2012-04-07/