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To: TimF who wrote (10932)	4/27/2002 4:07:17 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

"If someone isn't doing useful work, or if they are doing counterproductive work then I would not consider them productive no matter how good they are at doing this work quickly and efficiently" I agree. But there are ways to stimulate the private sector; and sometimes it works. "If the company's productivity is to low or its product or service is useless it goes out of business". This is common in private companies but rare in public agencies. Public agencies base their existence on a demonstrated need argued by every citizen. Private companies are notoriously incompetent. I agree with you on that. "Too often their employees are uneducated, untrained, and unproductive. When the company goes bankrupt the same employees get hired by some other loser. It is a real vicious circle which tends to lock in unproductiveness and inefficiency at several levels of the private sector. This doesn't happen in the public sector because of a more comprehensive record keeping for public employees, as well as a more stringent acounting..." I agree. "their organizations do not face the same pressure to be at least reasonably useful and efficient that private companies in competitive industries face" CRAP. Most private employees are either unskilled or uncommitted. Public employees are watched by a million eyes. They always have performance standards to live up to. Private agencies SELDOM have productivity standards. The public sector is always more productive than the private. Only a fool would think otherwise...