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Originally Posted by iheartthed
Government workers in the U.S. aren't known to excel at customer service lol.
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Depends on what kind of job it is. Postal workers seem to be rude, though I have also encountered very nice postal workers (letter carriers as well as the clerks behind the counter at the post office).
State and national park workers tend to be really nice; park rangers are always nice. Librarians and public library workers always seem to be very nice. I've met a few "cold" ones, but most are very friendly.
In California anyway, school district employees are state employees, and they also tend to be on the nice side. At least the ones I've encountered.
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Originally Posted by Yuri
Americans at least have an "excuse" as I hear public servants are not paid very well, relatively speaking.
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Again, it depends on the job. And actually, government workers have the best benefits; of course it also depends on which government (federal vs. state vs. county vs. city employees). Government workers get regular raises, all the federal and state holidays off (and with pay, of course), pension plans, healthcare, bereavement pay, full jury duty pay---not that bullshit of "My employer only pays for 1 day or 5 days of jury duty..."
My mother worked for the federal government before she retired. She now gets an actual real pension, not some shitty 401K plan. And, the federal government has the equivalent of a 401K plan, called a TSP. A few years after she retired, she cashed out her TSP and got a lot of money. It was taxed of course, but her net was still a good sum.
My partner used to work for Los Angeles County and he got really good benefits. This was a long time ago though, and he regrets that he quit.