Leading up to Tuesday's elections several stories got me thinking. Two separate school unions were demanding raises between 2-4 percent. The one demanding 4 percent was offered 2 and was indignant, threatening a strike. There was also a deluge of letters to the editor in our small local paper debating the merits of a new school levy.
The thing that struck me was the tone institutional type people take when discussing money. Institutional people in my eyes are people who have never worked in the private sector government workers,school employees and such. whenever institutional people discuss money it's as if they think it's in unending supply.
Society might be better served if public employ could only be had after 5-10 years of private sector work. Having to create something in order to earn a pay check helps give perspective to what money really is a token representing work or service done.
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Society might be better served if public employ could only be had after 5-10 years of private sector work. Having to create something in order to earn a pay check helps give perspective to what money really is a token representing work or service done.
ReplyDeleteAin't that the truth! My last private sector job focused entirely on profit -- trying to make every sale and save every penny. My customer service skills really shined.