I didn't say that folks in the public sector are lazy or stupid, I said that there is rarely a direct connection between their performance on the job and their

I didn't say that folks in the public sector are lazy or stupid, I said that there is rarely a direct connection between their performance on the job and their financial upside. Public sector workers are much more concerned about downside protection (i.e. avoid controversial decisions, cover your ass). In many cases, and I've seen this first hand, inaction is safer than action, whereas the opposite is usually true in business and especially in startups.