amazed by the results of a survey conducted by jobscentral - which reported that "civil servants (were) happier compared to those in private sector" - i thought i'd come up with 10 reasons how that could be possible.
1. a civil servant's work does not require that much thinking (if applicable at all).
2. the world's biggest companies are either in trouble, folding or folded. but organisations in "good company" won't.
3. they were provided a step-by-step guide for the survey so that they will not "go wrong".
4. they were given only two choices - it was either happy or ecstatic.
5. it is the recession now leh. a safe place is a happy place.
6. as with all civil service procedures, the subordinates "drafted" the survey answers (pending their superior's approval).
7. a civil servant's job is very specialised - they just need to do their parts. the rest pass on to the "appropriate party". private sector workers need to bao ka liao (everything also must do!) or they will liao liao (say bye bye!).
8. there was a happiness audit.
9. the surveyees were arrowed. but promised full anonymity.
10. isn't jobscentral a job board (where people look for jobs)? you mean they have that many civil servants in its database!
1 comment:
hello,
I came across your blog as I was checking the web on news about the JobsCentral Work Happiness Survey. I am with JobsCentral and I conducted the survey.
Just wanted to let you know that our of the almost 5500 people that took this survey voluntarily, most were private sector employees, civil servants are in the minority.
The media has focusd on this angle, that civil service people are happier than private sector people. The full report actually has a ton more data, including how the older people get, the happier they are etc.
If you are interested, you can get a copy of the full report here. http://jobscentral.com.sg/survey/happiness_survey/index.php
No charge for the report. :)
-Michelle Lim
JobsCentral
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